OSHA Inspection: HEISEY MECHANICAL LTD.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

Hazardous substances 06898110811190109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:     a)  In the Blast Booth - On or about May 13, 2015, an employee blast polishing stainless steel waste water treatment equipment was required to use a Nova 2000 supplied air helmet respirator without the benefit of a written respiratory protection program outlining the use, care, maintenance, storage, and effectiveness of the respiratory protection being used by employees.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 06898110811190109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:   a)  In the Blast Booth - On or about May 13, 2015, an employee blast polishing stainless steel waste water treatment equipment was required to use a Nova 2000 supplied air helmet respirator without the benefit of an employer-provided medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use respiratory protection.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 068990109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:   a)  In the Blast Booth - On or about May 13, 2015, the employer failed to implement respirator work rules which ensured respiratory protection was properly stored to be protected from damage, contamination, excessive moisture and damaging chemicals in that the Nova 2000 supplied air helmet was stored hanging from the grit pot for the dry blasting at the mouth of the blast booth.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 068990109130

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:   a)  In the Welding Shop - On or about May 20, 2015, employees arc welding, oxygen-fuel gas welding or burning, blast polishing, or grinding on stainless steel were voluntarily using dust masks as respiratory protection against respirable dust, hexavalent chromium-contaminated dusts and fumes and silica without being trained on the contents of 29 CFR Part 1910.134 Appendix D.  b) In the Blast Booth - On or about May 13, 2015, an employee cleaning the blast booth of residual sand, was voluntarily using a dust mask as respiratory protection against respirable dust, hexavalent chromium-contaminated dusts and fumes and silica without being trained on the contents of 29 CFR Part 1910.134 Appendix D.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

Hazardous substances 03100689811081119010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:     a)  In the Blast Booth - On or about May 13, 2015, the employer failed to identify, evaluate, and initially determine the level of respirable silica dust and particulates not otherwise regulated (dust) that an employee blast polishing stainless steel waste water treatment equipment was exposed to in order to conclude whether the employee was exposed at or above the permissible exposure limit or to determine the appropriate respiratory protection.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 03100689811081119010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):    a)  In the Welding Shop - On or about May 20, 2015, the employer failed to identify, evaluate, and initially determine the hexavalent chromium exposure that each employee arc welding, oxygen-fuel gas welding or burning, blast polishing, or grinding on stainless steel experienced in order to determine whether additional protective measures were necessary.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:     a)  West Side of the Welding Shop - On or about May 20, 2015, employees fabricating stainless steel waste water treatment equipment were exposed to fire and electrical shock hazards when the working space in front of the double insulated electrical panel was used for the storage of the flammable and clean rags and a general refuse receptacle.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $2,940

Hazardous substances 03100689811081119010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(5): The employer did not ensure that employees did not eat, drink, smoke, chew tobacco or gum, or apply cosmetics in regulated areas, or in areas where skin or eye contact with chromium (VI) occurred; or carried the products associated with these activities, or stored such products in these areas:    a)  In the Welding Shop - On or about May 20, 2015, the employer had not prevented employees who were involved with welding and other fabrication processes with stainless steel from eating, drinking, smoking, chewing tobacco or gum, or applying cosmetics in areas where skin or eye contact with hexavalent chromium occurred; or carrying the products associated with these activities, or storing such products in these areas.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

Hazardous substances 03100689811081119010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer had not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, ensured that each employee had access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2), including the contents of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and made copies of this standard available to all affected employees:     a)  In the Welding Shop - On or about May 20, 2015, the employer failed to institute or provide to all employees exposed to Hexavalent Chromium in the Welding Shop, Blast Booth, or near the Burn Table the required training and information on hexavalent chromium, including instructing on the health hazards of cancer, eye irritation, and skin sensitization, providing 29 CFR Part 1910.1200(f)(1) compliant waste material labels, educating on the contents of 29 CFR Part 1910.1026 Hexavalent Chromium standard, teaching the purpose and description of the Hexavalent Chromium medical surveillance program, and offering copies of 29 CFR Part 1910.1026 Hexavalent Chromium to all affected employees.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 03100689811081119010

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:  a)  Around the Blast Booth - On or about May 13, 2015, the employer failed to provide all employees with effective information and training on the chemical-specific health and physical hazards associated with but not limited to barium nitrate, oxygen, acetylene, nitrogen, propane, hexavalent chromium-contaminated dusts and fume, respirable dust (PNOR, Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated), and respirable silica dust at the time of their assignment working in the Welding Shop.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 06898110811190109130

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:    a)  In the Blast Booth - On or about May 13, 2015, an employee, blast polishing stainless steel waste water treatment equipment, was exposed to noise levels well in excess of 85 dBA (decibels 'A' scale) and the employer failed to develop or implement a noise monitoring program.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 06898110811190109130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iv): The employer did not ensure that compressors used to supply breathing air to respirators were constructed and situated so as to have a tag maintained at the compressor containing the most recent change date and the signature of the person authorized by the employer to perform the change:     a)  In the Compressor Room - On or about May 13, 2015, the employer failed to ensure that the Gardener Denver Integra CC1022501 oil-lubricated shop air compressor and ZEKS HeatSink 150 True-Cycling Refrigerated Compressed Air Dryer used to supply breathing air had a tag containing the most recent sorbent and filter change along with the signature of the authorized changer maintained at the air compressor for an employee blast polishing stainless steel waste water treatment equipment.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 03100689811081119010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(m)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure the record of the hexavalent chromium air monitoring included at least the information listed in 29 CFR 1910.1026(m)(1)(ii)(A) through (m)(1)(ii)(F):   a)  In the Welding Shop - On or about May 20, 2015, the personal air monitoring record for the welding fume and hexavalent chromium monitoring conducted on or about January 26, 2007, was incomplete in that it did not contain the sampling and analytical methods used and evidence of their accuracy, the types of personal protective equipment worn, the full name, social security number, and job classification of all employees represented by the monitoring with indications of the employees exposure actually monitored.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.