OSHA Inspection: BIJOL AND SPICES INC.

Issued

2016-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3029.00 · Current $1817.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(1): The employer did not establish and maintain an audiometric testing program as provided by 29 CFR 1910.95(g) by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:    On or about April 21, 2016, the employer did not establish an audiometric testing program for an employee operating the filling machine in the Packaging Department, who was exposed to continuous noise at 69.37% of the action level noise exposure (8-hour time weighted average sound level of 85 decibels) or the equivalent sound level of approximately 87.3 decibels during 430 minute sampling period; exposure calculations included a zero (0) increment for the 50 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2016-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2): The employer did not develop and implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with sections i and ii of this paragraph (c)(2) for employees who chose to wear respirators where respirator use was not required:  (a) On or about April 21, 2016, the employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program for employees who were using filtering face piece and elastomeric respirators.

Issued

2016-09-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about April 21, 2016, in production department, the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for employees who complete work tasks by using hazardous chemicals such as, but no limited to, Sani-Quate while performing the spice cleaning operations.

Issued

2016-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    On or about February 23, 2016, the employer did not provide information on health hazards of dust produced by spices containing FDC Yellow#5 and Sani-Quat for employees who dispense and perform cleaning.