OSHA Inspection: SERENITY DESIGNS

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Abate by

May 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(7)(i)(b): Locations where flammable vapor-air mixtures may exist under normal operations shall be classified Class I, Division 1 according to the requirements of subpart S of this part. For those pieces of equipment installed in accordance with subparagraph (3)(v)(b) of this paragraph, the Division 1 area shall extend 5 feet in all directions from all points of vapor liberation. All areas within pits shall be classified Division 1 if any part of the pit is within a Division 1 or 2 classified area, unless the pit is provided with mechanical ventilation.    Employees used denatured alcohol to manually clean metal pieces and the electrical strip and fluorescent light were not rated for class 1 division 1 area.

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(3): The applicable provisions of the Standard for Ovens and Furnaces, NFPA No. 86A-1969, were not met:    Employees cured power painted metal pieces inside an oven that did not meet the NFPA No. 86A-1969 standards:    a)  oven with possible fire or explosion was located next to employee powder painting.  b)  oven heating elements were not protected to prevent accidental contact by product or personnel from falling onto it.  c)  oven was not ventilated to prevent vapors from emitting into the room.  d)  oven containing sufficient combustible material to sustain a fire did not have a fire suppression system.

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Abate by

May 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

Hazardous substances T405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.    Employees applied powder paint without protective clothing to prevent skin absorption of trigycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC), such as a tyvex suit.

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Abate by

May 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances T405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances:  Employees applied powder paint without hand protection to prevent skin absorption of trigycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC).

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135T405

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:    On or about December 03, 2015 employees total dust and trigycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) exposure was not evaluated.  a)  The employees  particulates not other wise regulated (total dust) exposure was 46.80 mg/m3 as a 493 minute exposure.  Employee was sampled on January 12, 2016 and was sampled for 493 minutes.  b)  The employees TGIC exposure was 0.1737 mg/3 as an 8 hour time weighted average.  Employee was sampled on January 12, 2016 and was sampled for 452 minutes, the remaining 28 minutes were calculated as 0 (zero) time sampled.

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

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:     Respiratory protection was mandatory for employee powder painting.  The respiratory protection program deficiencies were:  medical evaluation, fit testing, procedure for cleaning, storing, inspecting, maintaining, training on limitations, proper use of a respirator.

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of particulates not otherwise regulated listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15.0 mg/m3:       On or about January 12, 2016 employee performing powder painting had an 8 hour time weighted average exposure to particulates not otherwise regulated was 46.80 mg/m3.

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):    On or about January 12, 2016 employee performing powder painting had an 8 hour time weighted average exposure to particulates not otherwise regulated was 46.80 mg/m3.      Abatement normally will be multistep as follows:  STEP 1:  Effective respiratory protection shall be provide and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented, or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within exposure limits.  Abatement due 30 days from issuance date:  STEP 2:  Submit to the Area Director a written detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and /or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substance as referenced in this Citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this Citation:  1.  Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options;  2.  Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design;  3.  Procurement, installation, and operation of selected control measures; and  4.  Testing and acceptable or modification/redesign of controls.  All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.  Abatement due 60 days from issuance date:  Step 3:  Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.  Abatement due 90 days from issuance date:

Issued

Mar 14, 2016

Abate by

May 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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 written hazard communication was not developed or implemented.  The safety data sheets were not maintained and training on the physical and health hazards of chemicals such as but not limited to powder paint and denatured alcohol were not performed.