OSHA Inspection: STEALTH ALLOYS

Issued

Aug 22, 2014

Abate by

Sep 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.  a) The employer did not institute a hearing conservation program for a cutter exposed to noise levels at 139.6% of the permissible daily noise dose (8-hour time weighted average sound level of 90 decibels) or an equivalent sound level of 92.41 dBA during the sampling period on May 13, 2014.  The employee was not provided training, a baseline audiometric test and annual audiometric testing.

Issued

Aug 22, 2014

Abate by

Sep 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  Outside cutting area - The employer had not established a written respiratory protection program, to include training, medical evaluations, and fit testing, for employees required to wear a 3M half mask air purifying respirators while torch cutting stainless steel metal scrap.

Issued

Aug 22, 2014

Abate by

Sep 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  Throughout the facility:  The employer did not establish or implement a written hazard communications program for employees using chemicals, such as but not limited to, oxygen, acetylene and propane while working within the warehouse area of the establishment.  The program must also consist of safety data sheets and employee training.