OSHA Inspection: LEGACY 3DFX

Issued

2016-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2850.00 · Current $1995.00 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:    On or about June 30, 2016, in the facility, employee(s) were required to wear tight-fitting, half-mask air-purifying respirators during hard-coat spray finishing with isocyanate-based coatings.  A written respirator 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.

Issued

2016-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about June 30, 2016, in the facility, employees required to perform 3D foam design and fabrication, including spray finishing with isocyanate-based coatings, wore tight-fitting, half-mask air-purifying respirators voluntarily.  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 did not present a health hazard to the user.

Issued

2016-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    On or about June 30, 2016, in the facility, employees required to perform 3D foam design and fabrication were potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (MDI).  The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2016-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about June 30, 2016, in the facility, employee(s) were required to wear tight-fitting, half-mask, air-purifying respirators during hard-coat spray finishing with isocyanate-based coatings.  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator before the employee was required to use the respirator in the workplace.

Issued

2016-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  On or about June 30, 2016, in the facility, employee(s) were required to wear tight-fitting, half-mask, air-purifying respirators during hard-coat spray finishing with isocyanate-based coatings.  Employee(s) were not fit-tested prior to initial use of the respirator.

Issued

2016-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer shall not permit respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face:  On or about June 30, 2016, in the facility, an employee required to perform hard coat spray finishing with isocyanate based coatings was permitted to wear a tight-fitting respirator with facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

2016-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2850.00 · Current $1995.00 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:    On or about June 30, 2016, in the facility, employees required to perform 3D foam design and fabrication were exposed to the hazard of contact with potentially hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, isocyanate-based coatings during spray finishing.  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.

Issued

2016-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 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 June 30, 2016, in the facility, employees required to perform 3D foam design and fabrication were exposed to the hazard of contact with potentially hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, isocyanate-based coatings during spray finishing.  Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment.

Issued

2016-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  On or about June 30, 2016, in the facility, employees required to perform 3D foam design and fabrication were exposed to skin and eye hazards necessitating the use of personal protective equipment.  The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed.