OSHA Inspection: SKY LAND TEMPERING GLASS CORP

Issued

2021-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $2000.00 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:  a. Facility: Employees performing sanding, drilling, and seaming glass panels used hazardous chemicals, such as CRL commercial strength glass cleaner (containing more than 10% ethanol,  5% 2-propanol, and propane) and CRL 920 Polishing Oil (containing 20-40% butane). The employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program; on or about 4/14/2021.    Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2021-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):The employer did not ensure that safety data sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s).   a. Facility:  Employees performing sanding, drilling, and seaming glass panels used hazardous chemicals, such as CRL commercial strength glass cleaner (containing more than 10% ethanol,  5% 2-propanol, and propane) and CRL 920 Polishing Oil (containing 20-40% butane).  Safety data sheets for these hazardous chemicals were not made readily available; on or about 4/14/2021.    Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

2021-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a. Facility:  Employees performing sanding, drilling, and seaming glass panels used hazardous chemicals, such as CRL commercial strength glass cleaner (containing more than 10% ethanol,  5% 2-propanol, and propane) and CRL 920 Polishing Oil (containing 20-40% butane).  A Hazard Communication training program was not in place; on or about 4/14/2021.    Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2021-10-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (n) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  a) An employee working on the manufacturing floor seaming glass panels was exposed to continuous noise levels at 115% of the permissible daily noise exposure ( 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) during the 499-minute sampling period on August  23, 2021, and was not provided with an effective hearing conservation program.;   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.