OSHA Inspection: MILLER-STEPHENSON CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $5,238 Reduced

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:    Facility:  A written respiratory protection program was not implement for employees who were required to half face tight fitting respirators while working in and around hazardous chemicals such as (but not limited to) solvents, epicures, and heloxy.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i): The written program did not contain procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace:  Production: The written respiratory protection program did not contain procedures for selecting respirators used in the workplace for tasks such as (but not limited to) pouring, repackaging, and/or pre-mixing hazardous chemicals that are toxic and/or corrosive.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness:    Production:  The employer did not have a respiratory program administrator in place for employees wearing respirators while performing pre-mixing, blending, pouring solvents and resins, and other similar tasks.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $3,742 Reduced

Hazardous substances 08701560

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:    Production:  The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace where employees are [performing tasks such as (but not limited to) pouring, repackaging powders, blending, and/or repackaging solvents, resins and/or gases with products that contain  hazards chemicals such as (but not limited to) Ethylene Dichloride, Diethylenetriamine, 1,2-Dichloroethylene, and Oxirane, 2-(butoxymethyl)-.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(l)(1): Evaluations of the workplace were not conducted to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented:  Production:  The employer did not perform evaluations of the workplace to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented for employees wearing respirators to perform task such as (but not limited to) pouring resin and solvents, and pre-mixing.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,988 · Current $2,993 Reduced

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:    Facility:  A medical evaluation for each employee wearing tight fitting negative pressure half face respirators was not provided prior to using the respirators.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  Facility:  Each employee wearing tight fitting negative pressure half-face respirators were not fit tested prior to using the respirators and at least annually.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(5): The fit test was not administered using an OSHA-accepted qualitative fit test or quantitative fit test protocol:  Production:  The fit test was not administered using an OSHA-accepted fit test protocol.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $3,742 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    Production Area:  Employees wearing tight-fitting negative pressure half face respirators had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i): Respirators issued for the exclusive use of an employee were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition:    Production:  Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected as often as necessary to be maintained in a sanitary condition.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable, and effective annual training to employees who were required to use respirators.  Facility: Comprehensive respiratory protection training, including items such as (but not limited to) necessity, proper fit, usage and maintenance, was not provided to each employee required to wear half face negative pressure tight fitting respirators.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $3,742 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:    Facility: A written hazard communications program was not developed and implemented that met the criteria specified in 29 CFR1910.1200(f), (g) and (h) in that topics such as but not limited to pictograms, signal words, product identification, hazard statements, precautionary statements.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  Facility:  Each employee required to work with and handle chemicals such as (but not limited to) toluene, product 3223, 3284, or MS 550N, were not provided with information and training on the hazardous products and chemicals at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into the work area.

Issued

Oct 13, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:  Production:  A workplace hazard assessment was not conducted of the workplace to determine if hazards were present or likely to be present which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).