OSHA Inspection: DERMLAB, LLC

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1885.00 · Current $1131.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0040129015602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  a) On or about August 3, 2018 - Laboratory, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided protective equipment such as, but not limited to, face or eye protection when exposed to hazards such as, but not limited to, splash hazards from chemicals or biological material.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0040129015602590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:  a) On or about August 24, 2018 - Laboratory, the employer did not ensure that the workplace hazard assessment clearly identified the appropriate PPE required to be worn by employees performing specific job tasks involving activities such as, but not limited to, grossing specimens.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1885.00 · Current $1131.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 12902590

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) On or about August 24, 2018 - Laboratory, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required by the employer to wear respirators such as, but not limited to, Sperian Survivair Valuair Plus half-facepiece respirators when engaged in grossing activities using chemicals such as, but not limited to, Xylene, Formalin, and Pre-processing Solution.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 12902590

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) On or about August 24, 2018 - Laboratory, the employer did not ensure that medical evaluations were provided to employees required to wear respirators such as, but not limited to, Sperian Survivair Valuair half-facepiece respirators.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 12902590

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:  a) On or about August 24, 2018 - Laboratory, the employer did not ensure that employees were fit tested before being required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator such as, but not limited to, the Sperian Survivair Valuair Plus half-facepiece respirator.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 12902590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:  a) On or about August 24, 2018 - Laboratory, the employer did not ensure that employees cleaned and disinfected respirators such as, but not limited to, Sperian Suvivair Valuair Plus half-facepiece respirators after each use.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 12902590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  a) On or about August 24, 2018 - Laboratory, the employer did not ensure that training pertaining to use, inspection, cleaning, and storing respirators was provided to employees required by the employer to wear respiratory protection such as, but not limited to, Sperian Survivair Valuair Plus half-facepiece respirators when engaged in grossing activities using chemicals such as, but not limited to, Xylene, Formalin, and Pre-processing Solution.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1885.00 · Current $1131.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0040129015602590

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) On or about August 24, 2018 - Laboratory, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program for employees working with chemicals such as, but not limited to, Xylene, Formaldehyde, and Pre-processing Solution.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 004012901560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals:  a) On or about August 24, 2018 - Laboratory, the employer did not ensure that all secondary containers for chemicals such as, but not limited to, Formalin and Pre-processing Solution were labeled to indentify hazards associated with the contents.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 12902590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  a) On or about August 24, 2018 - Laboratory, the employer did not maintain copies of safety data sheets for chemicals such as, but not limited to, StatFix, Xylene, and Cobalt (II) Chloride Hexahydrate.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(6): Employer did not notify employees within 15 working days of receiving the results of formaldehyde exposure monitoring, in writing, either by distributing copies of the results to the employees or by posting the results:  (a) On or about August 24, 2018- Laboratory, the employer did not ensure that employees were notified within 15 days after the receipt of monitoring results of sampling conducted on March 21, 2017 for exposure to air contaminants such as, but not limited to, Formaldehyde.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1450(d)(4): The employer did not within 15 working days after the receipt of any monitoring results of laboratory employees' exposures to any substance regulated by a standard, notify the employees of these results in writing either individually or by posting results in an appropriate location that was accessible to employees:  a) On or about August 24, 2018- Laboratory, the employer did not ensure that employees were notified within 15 days after the receipt of monitoring results of sampling conducted on March 21, 2017 for exposure to air contaminants such as, but not limited to, Xylene.