OSHA Inspection: HANSA INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Mar 6, 2017

Abate by

Mar 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · Current $3,078

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  a) Laborer:  On or about February 1, 2017 and at times prior; the employer exposed the employees operating in the foundry area to noise at levels of 104.6% (equivalent to an 8 hour time weighted average TWA of 90.6 dBA) which is 2.1 times the action level of 50% (equivalent to an 8 hour TWA of 85dBA) while working in the Borbet Alabama Plant.  Results were calculated for a 505 minutes sampling period.  The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program.    b) Laborer:  On or about February 1, 2017 and at times prior; the employer exposed the employees operating in the paint and fabrication areas to noise at levels of 66.2% (equivalent to an 8 hour time weighted average TWA of 87.2 dBA) which is 1.3 times the action level of 50% (equivalent to an 8 hour TWA of 85dBA) while working in the Borbet Alabama Plant.  Results were calculated for a 497 minutes sampling period.  The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program.     c) Laborer:  On or about February 1, 2017 and at times prior; the employer exposed the employees operating in the fabrication area to noise at levels of 102.2% (equivalent to an 8 hour time weighted average TWA of 90.2 dBA) which is 2.0 times the action level of 50% (equivalent to an 8 hour TWA of 85dBA) while working in the Borbet Alabama Plant.  Results were calculated for a 485 minutes sampling period.  The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program.

Issued

Mar 6, 2017

Abate by

Mar 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:   a) Painting area at Borbet Alabama's facility; on February 1, 2017 and times prior the employer allowed employees to use particulate filtering facepiece respirators without providing information contained in Appendix D.