OSHA Inspection: SPECTRUM ANALYTICAL, INC.

Issued

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1350.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOC) Preparation Room:  On or about 2/19/15, the emergency exit was obstructed by a computer and other items.

Issued

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 004013801730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d(i)): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present which require the use of PPE:    The employer shall conduct and document in writing a PPE hazard assessment in the Preparation Room. The assessment shall list all of the job tasks performed in the preparation room and list the PPE required to be used for each task.

Issued

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(6): Conductors or equipment were located in damp or wet locations; where exposed to gases, fumes, vapors, liquids, or other agents that had a deteriorating effect on the conductors or equipment; or where exposed to excessive temperatures:    Hallway between Sample Login Room and Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOC) Preparation Room:  On or about 2/19/15, refrigerators and electric lights were located in damp or wet locations due to water leaking from the ceiling when snow melts or it rains, exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1): Where needed to prevent methylene chloride induced skin or eye irritation, the employer did not provide clean protective clothing and equipment resistant to methylene chloride, at no cost to the employee, and/or did not ensure that each affected employee used it:    Employees exposed to methylene chloride when cleaning equipment and glass in the lab shall be required to wear chemical splash goggles/face shields and hand protection(silver coated, poly vinyl acetate or Viton gloves would be recommended)

Issued

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1350.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 004013801730

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:    Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOC) Preparation Room:  On or about 2/19/15, the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program for hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, methylene chloride, used for tasks such as sample extraction and cleaning equipment.

Issued

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 90109015S900S910S915

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOC) Preparation Room, and laboratory manager's office closet: On or about 2/19/15, the safety data sheet (SDS) was not available for hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, Celite 566 (product type: diatomaceous earth, chemical name: silica), used as a drying agent.

Issued

2015-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent:  On or about 2/19/15, the employer did not record the following workplace injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2014:  Jamie Torone, Laboratory Technician, 1/28/14, SVOC Prep Room, Toxic effect - fumes - Inhalation injury