OSHA Inspection: OPTIMA STANTRON CORP. DIV OF ELMA ELECTRONIC INC.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:    Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were performing painting operations in the powder coating booths. The paint booths were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:    a. Powder coating line  b. Walking (offset) booth

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(i)(8): Electrical equipment for electrostatic hand spraying was not so interlocked with the ventilation of the spraying area(s) that the equipment cannot be operated unless the ventilation fan(s) are in operation:     Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were performing painting operations in the walking (offset) powder coating booth. The equipment for electrostatic hand spraying was not interlocked with the ventilation of the spraying area.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(i): Operation and maintenance.  All areas shall be kept free of the accumulation of powder coating dusts, particularly such horizontal surfaces as ledges, beams, pipes, hoods, booths, and floors.    Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, the areas where the painting was performed, had explosive dust in the paint area, floors, inside the powder coating booth, on top of booth and on masonry walls, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:     Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employer did not provide employees with the appropriate eye and face protection for use while working with:    a) corrosives chemicals, such as but not limited to Envirokote 3385 NP, Industrial Purple Cleaner and Degreaser, containing nitric acid and sodium hydroxide, respectively  - employees only used safety glasses and latex gloves;     b) propane when changing the propane tanks of the forklifts- employees did not wear proper eye and face protection;    c) the saws - employees with prescribed lenses did not wear safety glasses or prescribed safety glasses.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:   Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were exposed to corrosive chemical products such as but not limited to the Envirokote 3385 NP, Industrial Purple Cleaner and Degreaser, containing nitric acid and sodium hydroxide, respectively, when the employer did not have a suitable facility for quick drenching or flushing eyes and body for immediate use in the paint area and in the cleaning area next to the rolling door.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,683 · Current $3,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:    Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were changing the propane tanks for the forklifts. The employer did not provide employees with the appropriate hand protection for use while changing the propane tanks.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,700 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:     Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were exposed to hazardous chemical products such as but not limited to the Envirokote 3385 NP (containing nitric acid), Industrial Purple Cleaner and Degreaser (containing sodium hydroxide), Cyclo-147F Cyclomethicone Navy Solvent and Cleaner, Denatured Alcohol, AL104U Interpon 100 Gray and 6100 Series Fast Dry Enamel Screen Ink. The Company's written hazard communication program was not maintained and updated since 1996.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section:    Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were exposed to hazardous chemical products such as but not limited to the Envirokote 3385 NP, Industrial Purple Cleaner and Degreaser, Cyclo-147F Cyclomethicone Navy Solvent and Cleaner, Denatured Alcohol, AL104U Interpon 100 Gray and 6100 Series Fast Dry Enamel Screen Ink. The secondary containers such as but not limited to the ones located in the compressor room, the maintenance area and the assembly area were not properly labeled.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Aug 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):  Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were exposed to hazardous chemical products such as but not limited to the Envirokote 3385 NP, Industrial Purple Cleaner and Degreaser, Cyclo-147F Cyclomethicone Navy Solvent and Cleaner, Denatured Alcohol, AL104U Interpon 100 Gray and 6100 Series Fast Dry Enamel Screen Ink. Safety data sheets were not maintained and readily accessible to employees, as required by the hazard communication standard.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

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:    Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were exposed to hazardous chemical products such as but not limited to the Envirokote 3385 NP, Industrial Purple Cleaner and Degreaser, Cyclo-147F Cyclomethicone Navy Solvent and Cleaner, Denatured Alcohol, AL104U Interpon 100 Gray and 6100 Series Fast Dry Enamel Screen Ink. Effective information and training as required by the hazard communication standard was not provided.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(iii): "No Smoking"� signs in large letters on contrasting color background were not conspicuously posted at all powder coating areas and powder storage rooms:  Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were performing painting operations in the paint area using the powder coating booths. The paint area and the powder storage room did not have "No Smoking" signs.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The respiratory protection program was not updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affected respirator use:    Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were required the use of respirators (N95) while painting in the powder coating booths. The employer failed to update the program, which reflects information such as but not limited to the use of N95 as a required respirator in the powder coating booths and the areas where the respirators are required.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:     Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were required to use respirators (N95) while painting in the powder coating booths. The employer did not provide the medical evaluation to employees as required by the Respiratory Protection Standard.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i): 29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i): The employer permitted respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or interfered with valve function:    Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were required to use respirators (N95) while painting in the powder coating booths. The employer failed to enforce the proper use of the respirator as required by the Respiratory Protection Standard when allowing employees to use respirators with facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that ensured that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of at least the following elements: Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator; What the limitations and capabilities of the respirator are; How to use the respirator effectively in emergency situations, including situations in which the respirator malfunctions; How to inspect, put on and remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator; What the procedures are for maintenance and storage of the respirator, and How to recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators:    Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were required to use respirators (N95) while painting in the powder coating booths. The employer did not provide all employees of training on respirators to ensure the proper use of them, the procedures of maintenance and the limitations of the respirators.

Issued

Aug 6, 2019

Abate by

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    Optima Stantron Corp. Div of Elma Electronic Inc., Lawrenceville, GA - On or about 02/14/2019, employees were working in areas such as but no limited to the assembly department, sanding department and welding department were provided with respirators (N95) for voluntary use. The employer did not provide the information contained in the Appendix D of the Respiratory Protection Standard.