OSHA Inspection: SOUTH INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

2021-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $2340.00 Reduced

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 February 23, 2021 the employer did not implement the respiratory protection program for employees applying foam containing isocyanates.

Issued

2021-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1073

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:   On or about February 23, 2021 employees wearing respirators did not have a medical evaluation prior to applying foam to the dome roof.

Issued

2021-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1073P125

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):   On or about February 23, 2021, employees were not fit tested prior wearing respirators to applying foam to the dome roof.

Issued

2021-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $2926.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1073P125

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(iii):The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  On or about February 23, 2021, employees applying foam did not have their isocyanates exposures evaluated.

Issued

2021-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $2926.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1073P125

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:    On or about January 29, 2021 employees applying foam and working around foam chemicals were not trained on the health effects of isocyanates.