OSHA Inspection: NLR, INC.

Issued

Dec 6, 2017

Abate by

Jan 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances M111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  FACILITY   On or about, July 12, 2017, the employer failed to implement a written respiratory protection program when employees were required to use an N95, negative pressure respirator while loading mercury-containing fluorescent light bulbs onto a crushing machine.

Issued

Dec 6, 2017

Abate by

Jan 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances M111

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:  FACILITY   On, or about, July 12, 2017, the employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to determine an employees ability to wear a  respirator before requiring the employee to use an N95 while loading mercury containing, fluorescent light bulbs onto a crushing machine.

Issued

Dec 6, 2017

Abate by

Jan 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances M111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  FACILITY   On, or about, July 12, 2017, the employer failed fit test employees prior to requiring employees to use an N95 respirator while loadingmercury-containing fluorescent light bulbs onto a crushing machine.

Issued

Dec 6, 2017

Abate by

Jan 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances M111

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:  FACILITY   On or about, July 12, 2017, the employer did not develop or implement a hazard communication program when employees were exposed to chemicals, such as, but not limited to mercury-containing fluorescent light bulbs which are loaded onto a crushing machine.

Issued

Dec 6, 2017

Abate by

Jan 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances M111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  FACILITY   On or about, July 12, 2017, employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of mercury when employees were exposed to mercury-containing fluorescent light bulbs which were loaded onto a crushing machine.