OSHA Inspection: STERLING PRODUCTS CORP.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(b): Where flammable liquids are used or handled, except in closed containers, means shall be provided to dispose promptly and safely of leakage or spills.    (a) Establishment, 1st Floor: Ethyl Alcohol, a Category 2 flammable liquid with a flashpoint of 57°F was dispensed from a 55 gallon drum into a small bottle, but means to promptly and safely dispose leakage or spills were not provided, on or about August 13, 2015.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(c): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100F (37.8°C), may be used only where there are no open flames or other sources of ignition within the possible path of vapor travel.  (a) Establishment, 1st Floor: Ethyl Alcohol, a Category 2 flammable liquid with a flashpoint of 57°F, was dispensed from the 55 gallon drum into a smaller container within 2 feet of an electrical panel, on or about August 13, 2015.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(i)(2): It was reasonably foreseeable that an employee's eyes may contact solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater methylene chloride and the employer did not provide appropriate eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use and did not ensure that affected employees use those facilities when necessary:  (a) Establishment: An eyewash station was not provided for employees who work with glue that is comprised of 75 to 95%methylene chloride by weight, thus potentially exposing employees on or about August 13, 2015.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

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) Establishment: A hazard communication program was not developed and implemented for employees who work with hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to Ethyl Alcohol, Methylene Chloride and combustible acrylic dust, on or about August 13, 2015.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 13, 2016

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 [HCS 1994]:  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) Third Floor: The small bottles that contained Weldon-3, which is known as "glue," did not have a label with the identity of the hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to injurious Methylene Chloride, on or about August 13, 2015.  b) Third Floor: Bottles that contained Ethyl Alcohol PM 3224 solution, which is known as "solvent" or "alcohol," did not have a label with the identity of the hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to Flammable Ethyl Alcohol, on or about August 13, 2015.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  (a) Establishment: Employees who work with hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to Ethyl Alcohol, Methylene Chloride and combustible acrylic dust, but Safety Data Sheets were not available on or about August 13, 2015.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  (a) Establishment: Effective Hazard Communication training was not provided to employees who work with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Alcohol, Methylene Chloride and combustible acrylic dust, on or about August 13, 2015.

Issued

Dec 9, 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:   (a) Establishment: The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators in any format although NIOSH approved N95 respirators were provided to employees, on or about August 13, 2015.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i): Where methylene chloride was present in the workplace, the employer did not determine each employee's exposure:  (a) Establishment: Exposure monitoring was not conducted for employees who work with Methylene Chloride which was a major component of the glue used to fuse the acrylic, thus potentially exposing employees on or about August 13, 2015.

Issued

Dec 9, 2015

Abate by

Jan 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(1): The employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride:   (a) Establishment: Employee training was not conducted for employees who work with Methylene Chloride which was a major component of the glue used to fuse the acrylic, thus potentially exposing employees on or about August 13, 2015.