OSHA Inspection: GREENLAND COMPOSITES, INC.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:    At or about April 18, 2016 and times prior thereto, at the worksite located at or near 10175 Webb Way in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the employer required the use of N95 Particular Respirators but did not have a written respiratory program with worksite-specific procedures.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Jul 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    On or about April 18, 2016 and times prior thereto, at the worksite located at or near 10175 Webb Way in Fayetteville, Arkansas, employees in the grinding area and weigh station area were observed using pressurized air above 30 p.s.i. to clean off their work clothes. This condition exposed employees to skin abrasion hazards.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(c): An employee(s) was exposed to Total Dust in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average limits of 15 mg/m3 as listed in Table Z-3:      On April 18, 2016 and times prior thereto, at the worksite located at or near 10175 Webb Way in Fayetteville, Arkansas, an employee was exposed to Total Dust in amounts above the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL):    Job Title/Operation : Laborer/Plastic Grinder  Substance Sampled : Total Dust     8 hour TWA Sample Results:  17.29 mg/m3     OSHA PEL :  15.0 mg/m3

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Aug 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135

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 April 18, 2016 and times prior thereto, at the worksite located at or near 10175 Webb Way in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the employer had not implemented any feasible administrative or engineering controls in the grinding area of the facility to address employee(s) over-exposure to Total Dust. This condition exposed employees to inhalation hazards.  Job Title/Operation : Laborer/Plastic Grinder Substance Sampled : Total Dust    8 hour TWA Sample Results:  17.29 mg/m3    OSHA PEL :  15.0 mg/m3

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Jul 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 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:    At or about April 18, 2016 and times prior thereto, at the worksite located at or near 10175 Webb Way in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the employer did not have all parts of a written hazard communication program for employees working with or exposed to chemicals and hazardous substances, to include but not limited to wood flour, talc powder, and paints. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Jul 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  At or about April 18, 2016 and times prior thereto, at the worksite located at or near 10175 Webb Way in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the employer had not trained employees on the health hazards of the hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of the inspection. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Jun 28, 2016

Abate by

Jul 27, 2016

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:  At or about April 18, 2016 at times prior thereto, at the worksite located at or near 10175 Webb Way in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the employer had not provided employees who voluntarily wore the respirators the information in Appendix D either orally or written.