OSHA Inspection: SCHWANS GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN, INC.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Abate by

Apr 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:     Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In the production of pies, employees in the processing and slicing areas were exposed to noise levels between 85-95 dBA. Noise monitoring to determine the levels of noise employees were exposed to had not been conducted, on or about 9/11/13.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Abate by

May 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:    a) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In the Slicing Department, an employee working at the in-feed of the water jet cutting was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 95.2 dBA. An audiometric testing program was not maintained for the temporary employees. The sample was obtained from a 458 minutes period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 22 minutes unsampled period, on or about 9/24/13.    b) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In the Slicing Department, an employee packing was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 92.5 dBA. An audiometric testing program was not maintained for the temporary employees. The sample was obtained from a 408 minutes period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 72 minutes unsampled period, on or about 9/24/13.    c) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In IBL 3, an employee working as a Line Tech was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 91.6 dBA. An audiometric testing program was not maintained for the temporary employees. The sample was obtained from a 483 minutes period, on or about 9/24/13.    d) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In IBL 3, an employee working as a Line Tech was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 90 dBA. An audiometric testing program was not maintained for the temporary employees. The sample was obtained from a 475 minutes period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 5 minutes unsampled period, on or about 9/24/13.    e) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In IBL 1, an employee mixing was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 90 dBA. An audiometric testing program was not maintained for the temporary employees. The sample was obtained from a 453 minutes period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 27 minutes unsampled period, on or about 9/24/13.    f) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In IBL 2, an employee working as Line Tech was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 89.5 dBA. An audiometric testing program was not maintained for the temporary employees. The sample was obtained from a 467 minutes period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 13 minutes unsampled period, on or about 9/24/13.    g) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In Colborne 1, an employee working as a Line Tech was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 87 dBA. An audiometric testing program was not maintained for the temporary employees. The sample was obtained from a 373 minutes period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 107 minutes unsampled period, on or about 9/24/13.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Abate by

May 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(8)(i): When a comparison of the annual audiogram to the baseline audiogram indicates a standard threshold shift, as defined in 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(10) has occurred, the employee was not informed of this fact in writing, within 21 days of the determination:    Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In IBL 1, an employee exposed to noise at a TWA of 91.7 dBA was not notified of the standard threshold shift from the hearing test conducted in 2012, on or about 9/24/13.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Abate by

May 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(8)(ii)(B): Unless a physician determines that the standard threshold shift is not work-related or aggravated by occupational noise exposure, the employer did not ensure, when a standard threshold shift occurs, that for employees already using hearing protectors, employees be refitted and retrained in the use of hearing protectors and provided with hearing protectors offering greater attenuation if necessary:    a) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In Slicing, an employee exposed to noise at a TWA of 93 dBA was not retrained in the use of hearing protection, on or about 9/24/13.    b) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In IBL 1, an employees exposed to noise at a TWA of 91.7 dBA was not retrained in the use of hearing protection, on or about 9/24/13.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Abate by

May 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k):     a) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In the Slicing Department, an employee working at the in-feed of the water jet cutting was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 95.2 dBA. The temporary employee did not receive noise training in accordance with this section, on or about 9/24/13.     b) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In the Slicing Department, an employee packing was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 92.5 dBA. The temporary employee did not receive noise training in accordance with this section, on or about 9/24/13.     c) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In IBL 3, an employee working as a Line Tech was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 91.6 dBA. The temporary employee did not receive noise training in accordance with this section, on or about 9/24/13.     d) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In IBL 3, an employee working as a Line Tech was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 90 dBA. The temporary employee did not receive noise training in accordance with this section, on or about 9/24/13.     e) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In IBL 1, an employee mixing was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 90 dBA. The temporary employee did not receive noise training in accordance with this section, on or about 9/24/13.     f) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In IBL 2, an employee working as Line Tech was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 89.5 dBA. The temporary employee did not receive noise training in accordance with this section, on or about 9/24/13.     g) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In Colborne 1, an employee working as a Line Tech was exposed to a noise at a time-weighted average (TWA) of 87 dBA. The temporary employee did not receive noise training in accordance with this section, on or about 9/24/13.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Abate by

Jun 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii): Employees who participated as hazardous materials technicians, or were expected to participate as hazardous materials technicians, had not received at least 24 hours of training equal to the first responder operations level, and in addition have competency in the areas outlined in 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii)(A) through (q)(6)(iii)(I) and/or the employer did not so certify:    Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - Refrigeration technicians expected to respond to releases from ammonia in a defensive manner were not properly trained, as referenced in 29 CFR 1910.119(n), on or about 9/11/13.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Abate by

Apr 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,600 · Current $4,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    a) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In the wash room, employees were handling cleaning solutions such as Quorum Clear V, Finesse QF 9WCNB, Luster QF-CNP and Lift RT classified as corrosive. The use of chemical splash goggles and face shield was not ensured, on or about 9/11/13.    b) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In the IBL 1 line, employees used compressed air to clean the cookie crumbs from the crumb press. Eye protection was not required on the line while using compressed air, on or about 9/11/13.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees' ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - A Refrigeration Technician expected to use a full face, tight fitting respirator for protection against ammonia, was not provided a medical evaluation, on or about 9/11/13.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - A fit test was not provided for a refrigeration technician prior to initial use of a tight fitting respirator for protection against ammonia, on or about 9/11/13.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Abate by

Mar 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,600 · Current $4,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In the wash room, employees were handling cleaning solutions such as Quorum Clear V, Finesse QF 9WCNB, Luster QF-CNP and Lift RT classified as corrosive. An emergency eye wash station was not provided, on or about 9/11/13.

Issued

Feb 21, 2014

Abate by

Mar 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,100 · Current $1,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.10(a): The employer did not record all cases on the OSHA 300 Log when an employee's hearing test (audiogram) revealed that the employee had experienced a work-related Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing in one or both ears, and the employee's total hearing level is 25 decibels (dB) or more above audiometric zero (averaged at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz) in the same ear(s) as the STS.     Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - On 10/29/13, the employer was notified of two persistence OSHA recordable hearing loss of two of the employees exposed to levels of noise in excess of 85 dBA in the food assembly area. The hearing loss was not recorded in the 2013 OSHA 300 log, on or about 12/4/13.

Issued

Feb 21, 2014

Abate by

Apr 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illnesses was not entered on the OSHA 300 log and/or incident report (OSHA Form 300A or equivalent) within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred:      Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - On 8/21/13, a temporary employee loss consciousness due to heat stress. The illness was not recorded in the 2013 OSHA 300 log, on or about 9/11/13.

Issued

Feb 21, 2014

Abate by

Apr 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0170

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:    Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - The written respiratory protection program did not include a change schedule for the full face respirators provided with ammonia cartridges, on or about 9/11/13.

Issued

Feb 21, 2014

Abate by

Apr 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(4)(i): Cylinders used to supply breathing air to respirators were not tested and maintained as prescribed in the shipping container specification regulations of the Department of Transportation (49 CFR part 173 and part 178):  Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - The cylinders maintained in the emergency equipment trailer had not been tested since 2007, on or about 9/11/13.

Issued

Feb 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.   a) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - In the IBL area, the cookie crumbs tank, containing engulfment and oxygen deficiency hazards, was not labeled as permit required confined space, on or about 9/11/13.  b) Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - The syrup storage tank, containing a drowning hazard was not labeled as permit required confined space, on or about 9/11/13.

Issued

Feb 21, 2014

Abate by

Apr 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure:     Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Atlanta, GA - At the site, approximately 15 employees were trained and expected to provide 1st aid and CPR. A written Exposure Control Plan for employees potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogens had not been established, on or about 9/11/13.