OSHA Inspection: HIGHPOWER VALIDATION TESTING & LAB SERVICES

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Dec 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,850 · Current $3,563

Hazardous substances 119011911192

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:    a.) Facility - ETO sterilizer area - on or about 8/12/16 and prior, employees were provided with and wore half face elastomeric respirators while working in the ETO sterilizer room.  The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with the required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Dec 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,850 · Current $0 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:    (a) Facility - ETO Sterilizer room - on or about 8/12/16 and prior, the employees to whom the employer provided half face elastomeric respirators to use while working in this area were not medically evaluated to determine the employees' ability to use a respirator, before the employees were required to use the respirator in the workplace.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Dec 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,850 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:    a.) Facility - On or about 8/12/16, the employer provides and employees wear half face 3M elastomeric respirators while performing ETO sterilization.  The employer did not provide comprehensive training for the use of respiratory protection, as required.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $3,563

Hazardous substances 11901192

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1047(d)(1)(ii): Representative 15-minutes short term employee exposure to ethylene oxide was not determined on the basis of one or more samples representing 15-minute exposures associated with operations that are most likely to produce exposures above the excursion limit for each shift for each job classification in each work area:  a.) Facility - ETO sterilization room - On or about 8/12/16, employees perform ethylene oxide (ETO) sterilization on a periodic and as needed basis.  the employer did not perform representative 15 minute short term employees exposure to ETO to determine exposures to ETO.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 11901192

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1047(d)(2)(i): Initial monitoring was not performed to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of ethylene oxide to which employees may be exposed  a) Facility ETO sterilization room - On or about 8/12/16, the employer did not perform initial monitoring of employees performing ETO sterilization.  The employer did not perform the 15 minute EL monitoring, as required.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Dec 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $3,063 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1047(h)(1)(i): A written plan for emergency situations was not developed for each ethylene oxide workplace where there was the possibility of an emergency:    a) Facility - ETO Sterilization room- On or about 8/12/16, the employer did not develop a written plan for emergency situations in which there is the possibility of an emergency.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Dec 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $3,563

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1047(j)(3)(ii)(A): Employees potentially exposed to ethylene oxide at or above the action level or above the excursion level were not informed of the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1047, Appendices A and B and an explanation of its contents:    a.) Facility - On or about 8/12/16, the employer, having employees who were potentially exposed to ethylene oxide at or above the action level or above the excursion level were not informed of the requirements of the standard (1910.1047), the Appendices and which included an explanation of its contents.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 8, 2016

Abate by

Dec 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $0 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:    a) Facility - On or about 8/12/16, employees use a variety of chemicals, including ethylene oxide (carcinogen), hydrogen peroxide (corrosive), acetone (solvent), Cidex (eye irritation), formaldehyde (carcinogen), Triton X100 (eye irritation), sodium hydroxide (corrosive), and Metrizyme.  The employer had not developed, fully implemented or maintained a written Hazard Communication program on site which fully describes how the criteria specified in 1910.1200 (f) labels; (g) Safety Data Sheets; and, (h) training will be met.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED