OSHA Inspection: POLYCARBON INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(i): Opening(s) from inside flammable and combustible storage room(s) into other rooms or buildings were not provided with noncombustible liquid tight raised seal or ramp at least 4 inches in height:    (a)  Area 7, Hazardous Waste and Flammable Liquids Storage Room:  On or about 8/13/13, the two doorways from inside the storage room into other rooms were provided with doorsills which were 0.5 inches in height.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:    (a)  On or about 8/13/13, employees who were required by the employer to wear respirators while working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, organic solvents, had not been fit tested since March and May 2012.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a)  Kilo Lab (Lab 3): On or about 8/13/13, employees who were required by the employer to wear respirators while working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, organic solvents, wore them over facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(l): Evaluations of the workplace were not being done to ensure the adequacy of the respirator program:  (a)  On or about 8/13/13, employees who were required by the employer to wear respirators when working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, organic solvents, did not know or follow the respirator-cartridge change schedule specified in the employer's Respiratory Protection Plan.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  (a)  Lab 4: On or about 8/13/13, a portable power strip was being used as permanent wiring in hood #20, exposing employees to an electrical hazard.  (b)  Room 2: On or about 9/24/13, a flexible cord used to energize the drum heater was being used as permanent wiring, exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  (a)  Lab 3 (Kilo Lab): On or about 9/24/13, the outlet box in the corner next to hood #14 contained conductors which were energized, and it did not have a cover in accordance with this subpart, exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(3)(vii): The employer's Chemical Hygiene Plan did not include the designation of personnel responsible for implementation of the Chemical Hygiene Plan, including the assignment of a Chemical Hygiene Officer; and when appropriate, establishment of a chemical hygiene committee:  (a)  On or about 8/13/13, the employee designated by the employer as the Chemical Hygiene Officer had no knowledge of the Chemical Hygiene Plan nor of having been designated as the Chemical Hygiene Officer.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1450(f)(4)(ii): The laboratory employee was not trained on the applicable details of the employer's written Chemical Hygiene Plan:  (a)  On or about 8/13/13, employees such as, but not limited to, the process chemist, had not been trained on the employer's written Chemical Hygiene Plan in accordance with this subpart.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9800.00 · Current $4900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(4): The employer did not review and evaluate the effectiveness of the Chemical Hygiene Plan at least annually and update it as necessary:  (a)  On or about 8/13/13, the Chemical Hygiene Plan had not been reviewed, and the effectiveness evaluated, since 2/22/11.  Polycarbon Industries, Inc., DBA PCI Synthesis, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 1910.1450(e)(4), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313207029, citation number 1, item number 2c, and was affirmed as a final order on 2/22/11, with respect to a workplace located at 88 Jackson Rd, Devens MA.