OSHA Inspection: EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Apr 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $5,975 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(i): The employer did not establish, within 6 months of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level, a valid baseline audiogram against which subsequent audiograms can be compared:  Express Employment Professionals at Hitachi Automotive Systems, Monroe, GA - A temporary employee working in the wash room was exposed to a noise level at a time-weighted average (TWA)  of 88.9 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was derived by a sample taken over a 391 minute period. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 89 minutes. A baseline audiogram was not performed, on or about 9/8/16.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k):  a) Express Employment Professionals at Hitachi Automotive Systems, Monroe, GA - A temporary employee working in the wash room of building 1, was exposed to a noise level at a time-weighted average (TWA)  of 88.9 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was derived by a sample taken over a 391 minute period. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 89 minutes. Noise training was not conducted, on or about 9/8/16.  b) Express Employment Professionals at Hitachi Automotive Systems, Monroe, GA - A temporary employee working in the wash room of building 1, was exposed to a noise level of 89.3 dBA, exceeding the action level of 85 dBA. The exposure was derived by a sample taken over a 396 minute period.Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 84 minutes.Noise training was not conducted, on or about 9/8/16.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,967 · Current $4,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye and face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  a) Express Employment Professionals at Hitachi Automotive Systems, Monroe, GA - In the wash room of building #1, employees manually pour Renoclean, classified as corrosive, into the wash tanks. Chemical splash resistant goggles were not provided, on or about 9/23/16.  b) Express Employment Professionals at Hitachi Automotive Systems, Monroe, GA. - In building 1, behind line 5, employees manually pump Renoclean, classified as corrosive, from the 55 gallon drums into five gallon buckets. Chemical splash resistant goggles were not provided, on or about 9/23/16.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,967 · Current $4,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(b)(2): An emergency action plan meeting the requirements of 1910.38, which designated certain employees to be the only employees authorized to use the available portable fire extinguishers and which required all other employees in the fire area to immediately evacuate the affected work area upon the sounding of the fire alarm, was not developed and implemented.  Express Employment Professionals at Hitachi Automotive Systems, Monroe, GA - The emergency action plan developed by Hitachi Automotive Systems was not reviewed with each temporary employee as required by 1910.38(f)(1), on or about 9/8/16.

Issued

Feb 23, 2017

Abate by

Mar 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,967 · Current $4,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not 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 had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area and chemical-specific information was not always available through labels and material safety data sheets  Express Employment Professionals at Hitachi Automotive Systems, Monroe, GA - Temporary employees handled hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, Renoclean classified as corrosive, Yumate and Yuamax metal working fluids, EPS Worm Gear Grease, metals and Cell Soak 380 cleaner. Effective information and training on the hazards related to the hazardous materials employees were working with had not been conducted for some of the temporary employees at the site, on or about 9/8/16.