OSHA Inspection: AVID PALLET SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Dec 28, 2016

Abate by

Mar 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $19,205 · Current $10,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): The employer did not establish and maintain a respiratory protection program which included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.134(c):    On or about September 28, 2016 employee was cutting wood with a horizontal band saw and was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) exceeding 15.0 milligrams/cubic meter, as an 8 hour time weighted average, without wearing respiratory protection.      One band saw employee was exposed to 22.67 milligrams/cubic meter of PNOR, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  The employee was sampled on September 28, 2016 for 452 minutes, the remaining 28 minutes were calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.

Issued

Dec 28, 2016

Abate by

Mar 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Particles Not Otherwise Regulated listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15.0 mg/m3:     On or about September 28, 2016 employee was cutting wood with a horizontal band saw and was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) exceeding 15.0 milligrams/cubic meter, as an 8 hour time weighted average, without wearing respiratory protection.      One band saw employee was exposed to 22.67 milligrams/cubic meter of PNOR, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  The employee was sampled on September 28, 2016 for 452 minutes, the remaining 28 minutes were calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.

Issued

Dec 28, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9135W103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):     On or about September 28, 2016 employee was cutting wood with a horizontal band saw and was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) exceeding 15.0 milligrams/cubic meter, as an 8 hour time weighted average, without wearing respiratory protection.      One band saw employee was exposed to 22.67 milligrams/cubic meter of PNOR, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  The employee was sampled on September 28, 2016 for 452 minutes, the remaining 28 minutes were calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.     Abatement normally will be multistep as follows:   STEP 1:  Effective respiratory protection shall be provide and used by exposed employees as an interim protective measure until feasible engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented, or whenever such controls fail to reduce employee exposure to within exposure limits.       Abatement due 30 days from issuance date:    STEP 2:  Submit to the Area Director a written detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and /or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substance as referenced in this Citation.  This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this Citation:    1.  Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options;    2.  Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design;    3.  Procurement, installation, and operation of selected control measures; and    4.  Testing and acceptable or modification/redesign of controls.    All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person.    Abatement due 60 days from issuance date:    Step 3:  Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.   Abatement due 90 days from issuance date:

Issued

Dec 28, 2016

Abate by

Mar 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $19,205 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9135W103

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:    On or about September 28, 2016 employee was cutting wood with a horizontal band saw and was exposed to particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR) exceeding 15.0 milligrams/cubic meter, as an 8 hour time weighted average, without wearing respiratory protection.      One band saw employee was exposed to 22.67 milligrams/cubic meter of PNOR, as an 8 hour time weighted average.  The employee was sampled on September 28, 2016 for 452 minutes, the remaining 28 minutes were calculated as 0 (zero) exposure time.