OSHA Inspection: CALHOUN CHEMICAL, LLC

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Nov 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced

Hazardous substances 01150117017014301900

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:  At this chemical plant, employees involved in production and synthetizing polyacrylamide, and working with and around hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, corrosives and caustics materials.  The employer had not implemented the Hazard Communication program with its elements such as, but not limited to, chemical inventory list, and employees information and training on Safety Data Sheets  and on hazards associated with chemicals used at this site.  The written program must also contain the following:  a. a list of all hazardous chemicals on site; b. the methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks involving       chemicals, such as a spill; c. the hazards of chemicals contained in piping that is not labeled; and, d. the method the employer will use to inform other employers (contractors) of the chemicals their employees might        be exposed to while performing duties at this site.

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Nov 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 01150117017014301900

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:   At this chemical plant, employees were not train on hazardous chemicals and materials, such as, but not limited to, corrosives and caustics materials, that were used for production and synthetizing polyacrylamide.

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours:   The employer, Calhoun Chemical, LL, failed to provide copies of the injury and illness records (OSHA Forms 300 and 300-A) for calendar year 2018 within the four business hours.

Issued

Oct 31, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    At this chemical plant, employees involved in production and synthetizing polyacrylamide, working with and around hazardous chemicals, and wore filtering face-piece respirators, and were not provide basic advisory information on respirators.