OSHA Inspection: SUMMIT CUSTOM SPRAY DRYING, INC.

Issued

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $1817.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. A program was not updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer did not include in the program the provisions of this section, as applicable:    a) 45 River Road, Flemington, NJ 08822    The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear dual cartridge organic vapor, half face respirators and N95 dust masks to perform work duties.    Violation occurred on or about 10/26/2018.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) 45 River Road, Flemington, NJ 08822    Employees required to use dual cartridge, organic vapor half face respirators and N95 dust masks to perform work duties were not provided with medical evaluations before using these respirators in the workplace.    Violation occurred on or about 10/26/2018.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): The employer did not provide the training prior to requiring the employee to use a respirator in the workplace:    a) 45 River Road, Flemington, NJ 08822    The employer did not ensure that all employees required to wear dual cartridge, organic vapor half face respirators and N95 dust masks to perform work duties were provided with respiratory protection training to include elements covered in a written respiratory protection program such as but not limited to proper use, medical limitations and maintenance of such respirators before employees began to use them to perform work duties.    Violation occurred on or about 10/26/2018.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $4974.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training were met:     a) 45 River Road, Flemington, NJ 08822    The employer did not develop, implement or maintain a written hazard communication program for employees working with hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to Fichlor Foam HD (containing sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and sodium hypochlorite) and FS Amine A (containing alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride; ethanol) used by employees to clean machines.    Violation occurred on or about 10/26/2018.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2018-12-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area:    a) 45 River Road, Flemington, NJ 08822    Employees using hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to Fichlor Foam HD (containing sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and sodium hypochlorite) and FS Amine A (containing alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride; ethanol) to perform work duties, were not provided with adequate hazard communication training on an established, written hazard communication program.     Violation occurred on or about 10/26/2018.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.