OSHA Inspection: QUALITY VALUE EXCELLENT SANITATION TEAM

Issued

May 5, 2016

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  a) In the Fabrication Floor area, employees were not enrolled in a Hearing Conservation Program when exposed to continuous noise levels at 135.3% (92.1 dBA) of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) during the 446 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 34 minute period not sampled. This violation was discovered on or about March 16, 2016.  b) In the Kill Floor area, employees were not enrolled in a Hearing Conservation Program when exposed to continuous noise levels at 115.0% (91.0 dBA) of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) during the 404 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 76 minute period not sampled. This violation was discovered on or about March 16, 2016.  c) In the Kill Floor area, employees were not enrolled in a Hearing Conservation Program when exposed to continuous noise levels at 94.79% (89.6 dBA) of the permissible daily noise exposure (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) during the 414 minute sampling period. Zero exposure was assumed for the 66 minute period not sampled. This violation was discovered on or about March 16, 2016.

Issued

May 5, 2016

Abate by

May 11, 2016

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) In the kill and fabrication floors, employees were permitted to use dust masks on a voluntary basis without being training on the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134. This violation was discovered on or about February 16, 2016.

Issued

May 5, 2016

Abate by

May 11, 2016

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) In the chemical storage area, a 3M dual cartridge respirator was available for voluntary use without the employer establishing and implementing the elements of a written program, medical evaluations or training on storage of the respirator. This violation was discovered on or about February 16, 2016.

Issued

May 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) In the chemical storage area, employees were exposed to chemical burns and eye injuries when employees used corrosive chemicals EL-Econochlor, Sodium Hypochlorite Solution, Foam Brite, LK Max, and Double Quat, but were not provided with a suitable facility for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body. This violation was discovered on or about February 16, 2016.  b) On the kill floor, employees were exposed to chemical burns and eye injuries when employees used corrosive chemicals EL-Econochlor, Sodium Hypochlorite Solution, Foam Brite, LK Max, and Double Quat, but were not provided with a suitable facility for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body. This violation was discovered on or about February 16, 2016.

Issued

May 5, 2016

Abate by

May 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) In the kill floor and fabrication floor areas, employer did not have a written hazard communication program. This violation was discovered on or about February 16, 2016.