OSHA Inspection: HONSA ERGONOMIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Issued

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 10732651

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    Employees handling isocyanates as part of a urethane process were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer had not implemented a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 10732651

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  Employees handling isocyanates as part of a urethane process were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer had not provided medical evaluations prior to requiring the use of respirators in the workplace.

Issued

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 10732651

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  Employees handling isocyanates as part of a urethane process were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer had not conducted fit-testing prior to requiring the use of respirators in the workplace.

Issued

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 10732651

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  Employees handling isocyanates as part of a urethane process were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer had not ensured proper fitment of respirators worn by employees with beards and other facial hair.

Issued

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 10732651

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  Employees handling isocyanates as part of a urethane process were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer had not ensured that employees had received respiratory protection training prior to respirator use in the workplace.

Issued

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 10732651

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    Employees handling isocyanates as part of a urethane process were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer had not evaluated the respiratory hazard and employee exposures to the isocyanate hazards.

Issued

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 10732651

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:  Employees handling isocyanates as part of a urethane process were required to wear respiratory protection with organic vapor combination cartridges and the employer had not implemented a change schedule for those cartridges to ensure protection against isocyanate exposure.

Issued

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 10732651

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):       Employees handled Demodur W, an aliphatic diisocyanate, and other chemicals as part of a urethane process and the employer had not developed a written hazard communication program that included a list of the hazardous chemicals in the workplace and methods for handling non-routine tasks.

Issued

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 10732651

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:  Employees handled Demodur W, an aliphatic diisocyanate, and other chemicals as part of a urethane process and the employer had not provided information and training on hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

Issued

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 10732651

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:  Employees handling isocyanates as part of a urethane process were required to wear respiratory protection, hand protection, eye protection and other personal protective equipment and the employer had not completed a written certification of the workplace evaluation including who performed the evaluation and the date that it was completed.