OSHA Inspection: NATURAL POLYMER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,489 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    (a) In the Mixing Rooms, employees wore Uline N95 respirators and the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program with specific procedures.

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9130

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:  (a) In the Mixing Rooms, employees wore Uline N95 respirators without first being medically evaluated to determine fitness to wear respirators.

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9130

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a) In the Mixing Rooms, employees wore Uline N95 respirators without being fit tested.

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,147 · Current $6,000 Reduced

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:    (a) Throughout the establishment, the employer had not developed, implemented, and maintained a written hazard communication program for an employee performing sanitation operations who were exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Birko Liquik 5, Acid Brite, and Birko Ultra-Quat which can result in skin burn hazards, eye contact hazards, and corrosive chemical hazards.

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) Sanitation Area, the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals for: Birko Liquik 5, Acid Brite, and Birko Ultra-Quat. Employees are exposed to chemical hazards such as but not limited to: skin burn hazards, eye contact hazards, and corrosive chemical hazards.

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $25,609 · Current $15,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):     (a) MMX03 and MMX02 industrial mixer area; specific procedures were not utilized for the control of hazardous energy for the employer's machine and equipment.    Natural Polymer International Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) , which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1183666, citation number 1, item number 2(a)  and was affirmed as a final order on June 12, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 3601 E. Plano Parkway Suite 150 Plano, TX 75074.

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:  (a) MMX03 and MMX02 industrial mixer area; lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.   Natural Polymer International Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) , which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1183666, citation number 1, item number 2(a)  and was affirmed as a final order on June 12, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 3601 E. Plano Parkway Suite 150 Plano, TX 75074.

Issued

Aug 8, 2018

Abate by

Sep 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(6): Prior to starting work on machines or equipment that had been locked out or tagged out, the authorized employee did not verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine or equipment had been accomplished:  (a) MMX03 and MMX02 industrial mixer area; no verification was performed that isolation and deenergization of the equipments hazardous energy had been completed.   Natural Polymer International Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) , which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1183666, citation number 1, item number 2(a)  and was affirmed as a final order on June 12, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 3601 E. Plano Parkway Suite 150 Plano, TX 75074.