OSHA Inspection: DIMAR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Nov 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,541 · Current $3,325 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(ii): Surfaces were not cleaned in such a manner as to avoid scattering dust to other places or creating dust clouds:     a) Offline Painting Area - On or about 10/26/17, walls, curtains and floors within the Offline Painting Area were cleaned by sweeping and vacuuming which allowed the dust to scatter to other areas and created a dust cloud.  This could contribute to employee exposures to the powder coatings as well as contribute to the levels of potentially explosive materials in the air.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,541 · Current $3,325 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(i)(8): Electrical equipment for electrostatic hand spraying was not so interlocked with the ventilation of the spraying area(s) that the equipment cannot be operated unless the ventilation fan(s) are in operation:     a) Offline Painting Area - On or about 10/26/17, the powder coating gun and the ventilation system operated independently of each other so that powder coating could be performed without the ventilation system being turned on which could contribute to employee exposures as well as a potential explosive atmosphere.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,541 · Current $3,325 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI) in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.    a) Welding Area - On or about 6/22/17, employees perform welding on stainless steel.  The employer did not conduct an initial exposure assessment in order to determine employee exposures to chromium (VI).    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i): The employer using the scheduled monitoring option did not perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:  a) Welding Area - On or about 6/22/17, employees perform welding on stainless steel.  The employer did not conduct an initial exposure assessment in order to determine employee exposures to chromium (VI).  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,541 · Current $3,325 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer did not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, and ensure that each employee had access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2), including the contents of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and made copies of this standard available to all affected employees:     a) Welding Area - On or about 6/22/17, employees perform welding on stainless steel and are potentially exposed to hexavalent chromium.  The employer did not include hexavalent chromium in their hazard communication program and did not include the requirements of 1910.1026(l)(2).    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Nov 16, 2017

Abate by

Nov 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(iii): "No Smoking"� signs in large letters on contrasting color background were not conspicuously posted at all powder coating areas and powder storage rooms:  a) Powder Coating Area - On or about 10/26/17, NO SMOKING" signs were not posted in the powder coating area or in the powder coating storage room.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED