OSHA Inspection: THE CLEVELAND INSTRUMENT CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $714 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  On or about January 29, 2015, the employer failed to establish and implement the elements of a written program necessary to ensure that employees who voluntarily can wear a half mask elastomeric respirator with organic vapor cartridges, had medical evaluations and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that it did not become a hazard.

Issued

Mar 10, 2015

Abate by

Apr 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 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:  On or about January 29, 2015, in the Wet Room, the employer did not provide an eyewash for employees who are exposed to splash hazards while working with hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, Orange Cleaner (pH = 2) and Blue Gold (pH = 13).

Issued

Mar 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1560

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:  On or about January 29, 2015, the employer failed to develop, implement, and/or maintain a written hazard communication program, for employees who work with hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, isopropanol, Orange Cleaner (pH = 2), Blue Gold (pH = 13), and Ensolv, which contains 1-bromopropane.

Issued

Mar 10, 2015

Abate by

Mar 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1560

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:  On or about January 29, 2015, the employer failed to provide hazard communication program training, for employees who work with hazardous chemicals including but not limited to isopropanol, Orange Cleaner (pH = 2), Blue Gold (pH = 13), and Ensolv, which contains 1-bromopropane.    Note:  Employees shall be informed of:  a) The requirements of this section;  b) Any operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present; and,  c)The location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets required by this section.    Employee training shall include at least:  a) Methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area (such as monitoring conducted by the employer, continuous monitoring devices, visual appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released, etc.);  b) The physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area;  c) The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used; and,  d) The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information

Issued

Mar 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  On or about January 29, 2015, the employer failed to provide the information in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 to employees who voluntarily can wear dust masks or a half mask elastomeric respirator with organic vapor cartridges.