OSHA Inspection: BIO-MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL MFG. CORP.

Issued

Feb 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

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)  At the facility, a written respiratory protection program had not been developed and implemented.  Employees are required to use full-face air-purifying respirators for protection from chlorine when cleaning eye wash tanks.

Issued

Feb 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 manufacturing area, employees required to use full-face air-purifying respirators for protection from chlorine when cleaning eye wash tanks had not received a medical evaluation prior to use of the respirators.

Issued

Feb 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i): The employer did not provide a respirator that was adequate to protect the health of the employee under routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations:    (a)  In the manufacturing area, where a change schedule had not been developed and implemented for chlorine cartridges not equipped with end of service life indicators (ESLI).  Employees use break-through to indicate the need to change the cartridges.

Issued

Feb 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  (a)  In the manufacturing area, employees required to use full-face air-purifying respirators for protection from chlorine when cleaning eye wash tanks had not been fit-tested prior to use of the respirators.

Issued

Feb 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):  The employer did not ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of why the respirator was necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance could compromise the proactive effect of the respirator; what the limitations and capabilities of the respirator were; how to use the respirator effectively in emergency situations, including situations in which the respirator malfunctions; how to inspect, put on and remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator; the procedures for maintenance and storage of the respirator; how to recognize the medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators; and the general requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134:  (a)   In the manufacturing area, employees required to use full-face air-purifying respirators for protection from chlorine when cleaning eye wash tanks could not demonstrate knowledge of the limitations and capabilities of the respirator; how to check the seals of the respirator; and the general requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

Feb 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 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)  At the facility, where employees use hazardous substances such as, but not limited to, Loesch Deacidizing Scalp Conditioner, containing isopropyl alcohol; sodium hypochlorite; and Vilvanolin L101, containing mineral oils, a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented.

Issued

Feb 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet:  (a)  At the facility, where employees use hazardous substances such as, but not limited to, Loesch Deacidizing Scalp Conditioner, containing isopropyl alcohol; sodium hypochlorite; and Vilvanolin L101, containing mineral oils, a chemical inventory list had not been compiled.

Issued

Feb 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section:  (a)  In the southwest corner of the manufacturing area, where a container of Loesch Deacidizing Scalp Conditioner, containing isopropyl alcohol, was not labeled.  (b)  Near the exhaust fan in the manufacturing area, where a 1-pint container of Vilvanolin L101, containing mineral oils, was not labeled.

Issued

Feb 1, 2016

Abate by

Feb 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a)  At the facility, an OSHA Form 300 was not kept for calendar year 2015.

Issued

Feb 1, 2016

Abate by

Feb 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  (a)  At the facility, where the PPE Hazard Assessment was not documented and certified.

Issued

Feb 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1020(d)(1)(ii): Each employee exposure record was not preserved and maintained for at least thirty years:  (a)  At the facility, where estimates of employee exposures to chlorine when cleaning the eye wash tank had not been retained.