OSHA Inspection: AZAR INTERNATIONAL INC.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Dec 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:    a)  C- Section:  The direction of travel from the C-Section to the exit was not marked; on or about 7/2/13.    b) D Section:  The direction of travel from the D-Section to the exit was not marked; on or about 7/2/13.    c) Box Storage Section:  The direction of tavel from the Box Storage Section to the exit was not marked; on or about 7/2/13.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  a)  Production and Storage Area:   Fire extinguishers had not been subject to an annual maintenance check; on or about 7/2/13.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Dec 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.165(b)(2): The employee alarm could not be perceived above ambient noise or light levels by all employees in the affected portions of the workplace:  a)  Back of C-Section:   The telephone intercom system was used for warning employees in the event of an emergency and could not be pereceived above ambient noise levels; on or about 7/2/13.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Dec 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    a) Main Production Area:  An employee was blowing dust off plastic parts using compressed air at approximately 130 psi; on or about 7/2/13.    b) Saw Room:  Employees used compressed air at approximately 130 psi to clean dust off various surfaces; on or about 7/8/13.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1): Where needed to prevent methylene chloride induced skin or eye irritation, the employer did not provide clean protective clothing and equipment resistant to methylene chloride, at no cost to the employee, and/or did not ensure that each affected employee used it:    a)  Main Production Area:  Employees pumping methylene chloride from a 55-gallon drum were not required to wear appropriate hand protection (e.g., chemical resistant gloves or equivalent) to prevent exposure to methylene chloride; on or about 7/2/13.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Dec 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(i)(2): It was reasonably foreseeable that an employee's eyes may contact solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater methylene chloride and the employer did not provide appropriate eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use and did not ensure that affected employees use those facilities when necessary:    a) Production Room - Dispensing Area:  Employees were pumping methylene chloride (99.0%) from a 55-gallon drum into smaller containers and appropriate eyewash facilities were not provided; on or about 7/2/13.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Dec 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a)  Entire Company:  Employees handled and used various hazardous chemicals including but not limited to:  methylene chloride,  IPS Weld-on 4 Solvent Cement for Acrylic (methylene chloride and trichloroethyelene), Scigrip 16 Solvent Cement for Acrylic (methylene chloride, methyl ethyl ketone), etc. and the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program as required by the standard; on or about; 7/2/13.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Dec 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier, signal word, hazard statement(s), pictogram(s), precautionary statement(s) and name, address, and telephone number of the chemical manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party.  a)  Entire Company:  Small plastic containers of various hazardous chemicals including but not limited to:  methylene chloride,  IPS Weld-on 4 Solvent Cement for Acrylic (methylene chloride and trichloroethyelene), Scigrip 16 Solvent Cement for Acrylic (methylene chloride, methyl ethyl ketone), were not labeled; on or about 7/2/13.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Dec 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a)  Entire Company:  Employees handled and used various hazardous chemicals including but not limited to:  methylene chloride,  IPS Weld-on 4 Solvent Cement for Acrylic (methylene chloride and trichloroethyelene), Scigrip 16 Solvent Cement for Acrylic (methylene chloride, methyl ethyl ketone) and had not been provided with training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area; on or about; 7/2/13.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Dec 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.  a) Box Cutting Room:   Extensive visible mold was present on wall surfaces; on or about 7/2/13.  b) C- Section:   Visible mold was present on ceiling tiles; on or about 7/2/13.  c) D-Section:  Extensive visible mold was present on wall surfaces; on or about 7/2/13.

Issued

Nov 18, 2013

Abate by

Dec 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride:  a) Production Room - Assembly Area:  Employees were applying a methylene chloride-based adhesive during the assembly of styrene-type brochure display cases and the employer did perform initial monitoring to determine employee exposure to methylene chloride; on or about 8/14/13.  b) Production Room - Dispensing Area:  Employees dispensed methylene chloride-based adhesive from a 55-gallon drum into smaller containers and the employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine employee exposure to methylene chloride; on or about 8/14/13.