OSHA Inspection: COASTAL PROCESSING, LLC

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Nov 9, 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:  a) At Live Hang, on or about and at times prior to, June 2, 2016, the employer did not provide basic advisory information contained in Appendix D of the Respiratory Protection standard to all the employees who used filtering face piece respirators (dust masks) on a voluntary basis, exposing employees to respiratory and dermal hazards.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Dec 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):   a) At the facility, on or about June 2, 2016 and at times prior to, hexavalent chromium exposure levels were not determined for employees who welded stainless steel equipment and components, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Nov 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a) At the facility, on or about June 2, 2016 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide training about the hexavalent chromium standard, a description of the required medical surveillance program required by the standard and the health hazards associated with exposure to hexavalent chromium or the source of the exposure for employees who welded stainless steel equipment and components, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Nov 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not make a copy of the Chromium (VI) standard, 29 CFR 1910.1026, readily available to all employees who were exposed to chromium (VI):  a) At the facility, on or about June 2, 2016 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide a copy of the hexavalent chromium standard to employees who welded stainless steel equipment and components, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Nov 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they used:  a) At the facility - On or about and at times prior to June 2, 2016, safety data sheets were not maintained and available for all the chemicals used onsite such as, but not limited to welding materials, compressed gases (i.e. oxygen, argon, acetylene), exposing employees to safety and health hazards.

Issued

Oct 14, 2016

Abate by

Nov 9, 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:  a) At the facility - On or about and at times prior to June 2, 2016, the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited welding materials, compressed gases (i.e. oxygen, argon and acetylene) 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, resulting in a chemical hazard.