OSHA Inspection: VIKING CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 20, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Hazardous substances 068925879135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment.  Employees engaged in welding, grinding, sanding and painting activities were exposed to chemical and respiratory hazards in that the employer did not assess the workplace for hazards which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

Apr 20, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): Respiratory protection program. The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use.  In addition, did not develop and implement the program elements required for voluntary use to prevent potential hazards associated with the use of the respirator.  Employees engaged in painting, welding, sanding and grinding activities were exposed to respiratory hazards in that the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program which contained both required and voluntary use procedures.

Issued

Apr 20, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 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:  Employees engaged in painting activities were exposed to respiratory hazards in that the employer required painters to wear a half and full mask elastomeric respirator and did not provide a medical evaluation before use.

Issued

Apr 20, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  Employees engaged in painting activities were exposed to respiratory hazards in that a fit test was not conducted for the elastomeric half mask respirator provided.

Issued

Apr 20, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to this standard when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible.  Employees engaged in welding, sanding and grinding activities throughout the facility voluntarily using N95 and elastomeric half mask respirators were exposed to respiratory hazards in that the information contained in Appendix D was not provided.

Issued

Apr 20, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1):  The employer did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI) in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.  Employees engaged in or working around stainless steel welding activities were exposed to respiratory hazards in that the employer did not conduct an 8-hour TWA exposure determination.

Issued

Apr 20, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

Hazardous substances 068925879135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided information and training on hazardous chemicals or materials in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area:  Employees engaged in welding, grinding, and sanding activities were exposed to chemicals hazards in that the employer failed to provide hazardous chemical training.

Issued

Apr 20, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

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:  Employees working on or around welding, grinding and sanding activities with stainless steel were exposed to respiratory hazards in that the employer did not provide information or training on the hazards of hexavalent chromium.