OSHA Inspection: QUAL-FAB, INC.

Issued

Jan 2, 2018

Abate by

Jan 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $2,661 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:      a) Qual Fab, Inc. located at 34250 Mills Road in Avon Ohio; On or about October 11, 2017 the employer did not implement aspects of the written respiratory protection program for employees who wore half-mask tight fitting elastomeric respirators for voluntary use in that the employer did not ensure employees were medically able to use a respirator, and that the respirators are cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Employees working in the high and low bays were exposed to hazards associated with welding on stainless steel such as, but not limited to, hexavalent chromium.

Issued

Jan 2, 2018

Abate by

Jan 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $2,661 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer had not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, ensured 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) Qual Fab, Inc. located at 34250 Mills Road in Avon Ohio; On or about September 14, 2017 the employer did not include hexavalent chromium, chromium (VI), into the company's hazard communication program. Employees engaged in welding on stainless steel were potentially exposed to hazards associated with exposures to chromium (VI) including, but not limited to, asthma, nasal ulcerations, eye irritation, and lung cancer.

Issued

Jan 2, 2018

Abate by

Jan 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(i)(A): The employer did not provide appropriate information and training for all employees exposed to chromium (VI), in that employees could not demonstrate knowledge of the contents of the Chromium (VI) standard, 29 CFR 1910.1026:  a) Qual Fab, Inc. located at 34250 Mills Road in Avon Ohio; On or about September 14, 2017 the employer did not train employees in the hazards associated with hexavalent chromium, chromium VI, to ensure their knowledge in and recognition of health hazards associated with chromium VI, the location, manner of use, and release of chromium VI, engineering controls and work practices, and measures employees can take to protect themselves. Employees were potentially exposed to hazards associated with exposures to chromium (VI) including, but not limited to, asthma, nasal ulcerations, eye irritation, and lung cancer.