OSHA Inspection: CORTEC CORPORATION

Issued

Nov 26, 2013

Abate by

Apr 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $1,915 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(i): "Construction." Openings to other rooms or buildings were not provided with noncombustible liquid-tight raised sills or ramps at least 4 inches in height, or the floor in the storage area was not at least 4 inches below the surrounding floor. A permissible alternate to the sill or ramp was not an open-grated trench inside of the room which drains to a safe location:     (a) Hazardous Material Storage and Mixing Room; The inside flammable storage room had openings to other rooms (gap under door 109B to Manufacturing 2) and did not have liquid-tight raised sills or ramps at least 4 inches in height, flooring 4 inches below grade, and/or drainage to a safe location as the drains were intentionally plugged.

Issued

Nov 26, 2013

Abate by

Mar 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iv): 29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iv): Ventilation. Every inside storage room shall be provided with either a gravity or a mechanical exhaust ventilation system. Such system was not designed to provide for a complete change of air within the room at least six times per hour:   (a) Hazardous Material Storage and Mixing Room; The inside flammable storage room was not provided with a complete change of air at least six times per hour, the calculated change of air was 5.3.

Issued

Nov 26, 2013

Abate by

Mar 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,147 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i): Process safety information pertaining to the equipment in the process did not include the elements specified in 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(A) through (H):     (a) Tank Farm; The Propellant Gas Piping P& ID did not include the addition of the purge pot which was added in 2012 to the tank farm.     (b) Manufacturing 2 and the Hazardous Material Storage Room; The Plant System P&IDs did not include the flammable liquids drainage system designated for overflow from the mixing and flammable storage room.

Issued

Nov 26, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,147 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(3): The employer did not annually certify that operating procedures were current and accurate:     (a) Throughout the facility; Operating procedures were not certified annually to ensure they were current and accurate.

Issued

Nov 26, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,147 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(g)(3): 1910.119(g)(3) Training documentation. The employer shall ascertain that each employee involved in operating a process has received and understood the training required by this paragraph. The employer shall prepare a record which contains the identity of the employee, the date of training, and the means used to verify that the employee understood the training:     (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not determine that the Production/Maintenance Supervisor involved in maintenance and operation of the covered process understood the required training.

Issued

Nov 26, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,147 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(ii): 29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(ii):  The employer did not inform contract employees of potential fire, explosion or toxic release hazards related to working on or near a covered process:      (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not inform contract employers such as, but not limited to, Fenwal, Energys USA, Inc., Summit Fire Protection, etc. on the potential fire, explosion, or toxic release hazards related to the covered process.

Issued

Nov 26, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not explain the applicable provisions of the emergency action plan to contract employees who work on or adjacent to a covered process:     (a) Throughout the facility;  The employer did not explain the applicable provisions of the emergency action plan to contract employers such as, but not limited to, Fenwal, Energys USA, Inc., Summit Fire Protection, etc.

Issued

Nov 26, 2013

Abate by

Feb 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(v): The employer did not periodically evaluate the performance of contract employers to ensure they were fulfilling their obligations as specified in 29 CFR 1910.119(h)(3):   (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not periodically evaluate the performance of contract employers in fulfilling their obligations including, but not limited, to Fenwal, Energys USA, Summit Fire Protection, NEI Northern Electricians, KNG Mechanical, etc.

Issued

Nov 26, 2013

Abate by

Dec 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(vi): The employer did not maintain a contract employee injury and illness log related to the contractor's work in process areas:   (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not maintain a separate contractor employee injury and illness log related to contract work in process areas.

Issued

Nov 26, 2013

Abate by

Mar 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,530 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i): The employer did not perform inspection and tests on process equipment:      (a) Gas House, EX Fill Room, Conveyor System; The employer did not perform the yearly calibration tests on the Drager-IR EX sensors as required by the manufacturer and their Mechanical Integrity Inspection and Maintenance Schedule. There were several sensors within the gas house, the EX Fill Room, and the gas house conveyor system.

Issued

Nov 26, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment:    (a) Gas House, EX Fill Room, Conveyor System; The employer did not establish written procedures to ensure the Drager- IR EX sensors were tested and maintained in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations.

Issued

Nov 26, 2013

Abate by

Jan 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,530 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(o)(4): The employer did not promptly determine and document an appropriate response to each of the findings of the compliance audit, and document that deficiencies have been corrected:     (a) Throughout the facility; The employer failed to develop a system to track any identified deficiencies noted during the process safety compliance audit. There were 16 items identified in the 2013 audit with no method to track those items to completion.