OSHA Inspection: WEBCO CHEMICAL CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 25, 2017

Abate by

Aug 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $1,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  On or about 2/13/17 and 4/5/17, the door between the lockers and the "Right to Know" Center, which is not an exit, was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, and it was not identified by a sign indicating its actual use.

Issued

Jul 25, 2017

Abate by

Aug 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1515

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(2)(i): The employer did not provide either a full facepiece pressure demand SCBA certified by NIOSH for a minimum service life of thirty minutes or a combination full facepiece pressure demand supplied-air respirator with auxiliary self-contained air supply:  Iodine Room: On or about 4/5/2017, an employee formulating iodine concentrate was exposed to 3.6 parts per million (ppm) of iodine as a ceiling concentration, which is 1.8 times the immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH) level of 2 ppm, and the employer did not provide either a full facepiece pressure demand SCBA certified by NIOSH for a minimum service life of thirty minutes or a combination full facepiece pressure demand supplied-air respirator with auxiliary self-contained air supply.

Issued

Jul 25, 2017

Abate by

Aug 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1515

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(3)(i): One employee or, when needed, more than one employee was not located outside the immediately dangerous to life or health atmosphere to provide emergency rescue:  Iodine Room: On or about 4/5/2017, an employee formulating iodine concentrate was exposed to 3.6 parts per million (ppm) of iodine as a ceiling concentration, which is 1.8 times the immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH) level of 2 ppm, and the employer did not locate an employee outside the IDLH atmosphere to provide emergency rescue.

Issued

Jul 25, 2017

Abate by

Jun 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1515

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of iodine listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the ceiling concentration of 0.1 parts per million (ppm):    Iodine Room:  On or about 4/5/17, an employee formulating iodine concentrate was exposed to ceiling concentrations of iodine of 3.6 ppm and 0.31 ppm, which are 36 and 3.1 times the ceiling limit of 0.1 ppm, respectively.

Issued

Jul 25, 2017

Abate by

Jun 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1515

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):    Iodine Room:  On or about 4/5/17, an employee formulating iodine concentrate was exposed to ceiling concentrations of iodine of 3.6 ppm and 0.31 ppm, which are 36 and 3.1 times the ceiling limit of 0.1 ppm respectively, and feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented.

Issued

Jul 25, 2017

Abate by

Aug 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,169 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1515

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  On or about 2/13/2017 and 4/5/2017, the employer did not ensure that barrels of hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Iodine Complex and Iodine Concentrate were labeled, tagged, or marked with words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals.