OSHA Inspection: INTAROME FRAGRANCE & FLAVOR, CORP.

Issued

Sep 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

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) Compounding Shop: An employee who mix and weighs powders and resins, voluntarily wears an elastomeric tight fitting half mask respirator. The employee had not completed a medical evaluation, on or about, 8/3/15.

Issued

Sep 29, 2015

Abate by

Oct 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a) Compounding Shop: Employees voluntarily wear N95 filtering facepiece dust masks and half-mask dual cartridge respirators and the employer did not provide affected employees with information contained in Appendix D, on or about, 8/3/15.

Issued

Sep 29, 2015

Abate by

Oct 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Compounding Shop: An employee voluntarily wears a elastomeric half-mask respirator. The employer did not establish and implement elements of a written respiratory program for employees who wear elastomeric half-mask respirators, on or about, 8/3/15.

Issued

Sep 29, 2015

Abate by

Oct 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:   Or in the alternative:  29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with the Product identifier, words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals [HCS 2012]:  a) Compounding Shop: A 32oz. spray bottle containing isopropyl alcohol used to clean tanks was unlabeled, on or about, 8/3/15.