OSHA Inspection: AVIAGEN NORTH AMERICA INC.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

Apr 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):      a) Throughout the facility, on or about 11/29/2016: The employer did not assess the workplace for the personal protective equipment needed to protect employees against hazards including, but not limited to, chemicals such as glutaraldehyde.    Certification of abatement must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

Apr 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:  a) Throughout the facility, on or about 11/18/2016: Employees were not provided with training on the personal protective equipment needed such as gauntlet type gloves, to work with dangerous contact chemicals including, but not limited to, Synergize containing glutaraldehyde.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

Apr 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:  a) Throughout the facility, on or about 11/18/2016: The employer did not provide suitable personal protective equipment such as gauntlet type gloves to protect employees against contact hazards including, but not limited to, glutaraldehyde.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

May 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $10,864 · Current $7,950 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1361

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:      a) Hatch room, on or about 12/13/16: Respiratory hazards were not identified nor levels estimated for employees sanitizing hatch room  while spraying with Synergize, a disinfectant containing  7 % glutaraldehyde.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

May 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Throughout the facility, on or about 11/29/16: Medical evaluations for respirator use was not provided for employees wearing full face air purifying respirators such as maintenance employees when working with formaldehyde.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

May 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(g)(2)(i): The employer did not implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), (d)(3)(iii)(B)(1), and (d)(2)) and (f) through (m), which covers each employee required by 29 CFR 1910.1048 to use a respirator:   a) Throughout the facility, on or about 11/29/16: A respiratory protection program was neither written nor implemented for employee wearing full face air purifying respirators such as maintenance employees when working around formaldehyde.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

May 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(n)(3)(iv): The training program on formaldehyde did not include the purpose for, proper use of, and limitations of personal protective clothing and equipment:   a) Throughout the facility, on or about 11/29/16: Training on respirators was not provided for employees wearing full face air purifying respirators such as maintenance employees when working with formaldehyde.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

May 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:      a) Throughout the facility, on or about 11/29/16: A Lockout/Tagout program was not developed for employees working and maintaining on equipment with multiple energy sources including, but not limited to, The Accucount 340 Chick Counter Boxer System that runs on 480 volts of electricity and 40 psi of pneumatic energy.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

Apr 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $10,864 · Current $7,950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1020(e)(2)(i)(A): The employer did not, upon request, ensure each employee and designated representative access to employee exposure records, defined in 29 CFR 1910.1020(e)(2)(i)(A)(1)-(3) as relevant to employee exposure:      a) Throughout the facility, on or about 11/21/16: Following an incident involving Synergize, a disinfectant containing 7 % glutaraldehyde,  the safety data sheet was neither provided to the injured employee as an exposure record for her physician nor to the employee representative at Cortech.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

Apr 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $10,864 · Current $7,950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(i)(3): When there was a possibility that an employee's eyes could be splashed with solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater formaldehyde, the employer did not provide acceptable eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use:    Throughout the facility, on or about 11/29/16: An eyewash was not provided for employees working with 37%  formaldehyde liquid.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

May 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $7,950

Hazardous substances 1361

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) Throughout the facility, on or about 11/29/16: A hazard communication program was not developed nor implemented for employees that work chemicals including, but not limited to, Synergize containing glutaraldehye.       Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

May 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1361

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) Throughout the facility, on or about 11/29/16: Information and training was not provided for employees that use hazardous chemicals in the work place including, but not limited to, Synergize containing glutaraldehye.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 5, 2017

Abate by

May 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i): Employees of a workplace covered by this standard were not monitored to determine their exposure to formaldehyde:    a) Chick room, on or about 12/13/16: Formaldehyde monitoring was not done for employees removing wicks containing formaldehyde from Chick room.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.