OSHA Inspection: HILLESTAD PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.    On or about January 26, 2017, the employer did not ensure employees handling hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid in the quality control lab were provided and utilized a face shield.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jul 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.    On or about January 26, 2017, employees working with injurious corrosive materials such as sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid were not provided facilities for flushing the body in the quality control lab.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    On or about January 26, 2017, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program addressing employee training, chemical labeling, maintenance of safety data sheets, a list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace, and the methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks when working with hazardous chemicals such as isopropyl alcohol.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall 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 chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  On or about January 26, 2017, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training when working with hazardous chemicals such as isopropyl alcohol.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Aug 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1450(d)(1): Initial monitoring. The employer shall measure the employee's exposure to any substance regulated by a standard which requires monitoring if there is reason to believe that exposure levels for that substance routinely exceed the action level (or in the absence of an action level, the PEL).    On or about January 26, 2017, the employer did not perform initial monitoring in the quality control lab to determine if employees handling hazardous chemicals such as potassium phosphate monobasic, sulfuric acid, and hydrochloric acid were exposed to substances above the permissible exposure level.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jul 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(1): Where hazardous chemicals as defined by this standard are used in the workplace, the employer shall develop and carry out the provisions of a written Chemical Hygiene Plan which is capable of protecting employees from health hazards associated with hazardous chemicals in that laboratory and capable of keeping exposures below the limits specified in paragraph (c) of this section:    On or about January 26, 2017, the employer did not develop and implement a written chemical hygiene plan for employees working with hazardous chemicals such as potassium phosphate monobasic, sulfuric acid, and hydrochloric acid in the quality control lab.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1450(f)(1): The employer shall provide employees with information and training to ensure that they are apprised of the hazards of chemicals present in their work area.  On or about January 26, 2017, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training when working with hazardous chemicals such as potassium phosphate monobasic, sulfuric acid, and hydrochloric acid in the quality control lab.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.165(b)(4): The employer shall explain to each employee the preferred means of reporting emergencies, such as manual pull box alarms, public address systems, radio or telephones. The employer shall post emergency telephone numbers near telephones, or employee notice boards, and other conspicuous locations when telephones serve as a means of reporting emergencies. Where a communication system also serves as the employee alarm system, all emergency messages shall have priority over all non-emergency messages.  On or about January 26, 2017, employees were not trained in how to report emergencies and what to use for an emergency alarm system.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.165(b)(5): The employer shall establish procedures for sounding emergency alarms in the workplace. For those employers with 10 or fewer employees in a particular workplace, direct voice communication is an acceptable procedure for sounding the alarm provided all employees can hear the alarm. Such workplaces need not have a back-up system.  On or about January 26, 2017, the employer did not establish procedures for sounding emergency alarms in the workplace.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.  On or about January 26, 2017, the employer did not certify forklift operators were trained and evaluated prior to operation.