OSHA Inspection: GREAT LAKES TV SEAL INC.

Issued

Nov 29, 2021

Abate by

Dec 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $3,901

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer shall not permit respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have: Facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function:  On or about June 3, 2021, through October 20, 2021, employees were exposed to atmospheric hazards while spraying Macropoxy 5500 2-Part Epoxy Primer in five Town of Calumet Sanitation District #1 County Trunk W Area sewer manholes and sewer manholes at other locations due to the fact the employer permitted the use of tight fitting 3M 6800 full face cartridge respirators with facial hair located in the area of the respirator sealing surface.

Issued

Nov 29, 2021

Abate by

Jan 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(3)(vi): Develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, the following: (vi) Verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry.  On or about June 7, 2021, the Employer failed to develop and implement consistent practices and procedures related to when additional air monitoring shall be performed and recorded on the Confined Space Entry Permit.

Issued

Nov 29, 2021

Abate by

Dec 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1048(d)(2):Initial monitoring. The employer shall identify all employees who may be exposed at or above the action level or at or above the STEL and accurately determine the exposure of each employee so identified.  On or about June 3, 2021, the employer failed to evaluate the employees' exposure to formaldehyde during sprayer setup and while spraying Macropoxy 5500 2-part Epoxy Primer inside sewer manholes.

Issued

Nov 29, 2021

Abate by

Jan 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461

Hazardous substances 1480

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(3)(iv): Develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, the following: (iv) Purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards:  On or about June 7, 2021, Employees were exposed to atmospheric hazards while entering sewer manholes due to the fact the Employer failed to ensure manholes were adequately ventilated and failed to develop and implement practices and procedures related to when powered ventilation shall be used during entries into sewer manholes and other permit required confined spaces.

Issued

Nov 29, 2021

Abate by

Jan 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1480

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(5)(i):Test conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions exist before entry is authorized to begin, except that, if isolation of the space is infeasible because the space is large or is part of a continuous system (such as a sewer), pre-entry testing shall be performed to the extent feasible before entry is authorized and, if entry is authorized, entry conditions shall be continuously monitored in the areas where authorized entrants are working;  On or about June 7, 2021, employees were exposed to atmospheric hazards while entering sewer manholes due to the fact the Employer failed to ensure pre-entry testing.

Issued

Nov 29, 2021

Abate by

Dec 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1480

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(b)(2):Acceptable ceiling concentrations. An employee's exposure to a substance listed in Table Z-2 shall not exceed at any time during an 8-hour shift the acceptable ceiling concentration limit given for the substance in the table, except for a time period, and up to a concentration not exceeding the maximum duration and concentration allowed in the column under "acceptable maximum peak above the acceptable ceiling concentration for an 8-hour shift" Table Z-2 Hydrogen Sulfide  "Acceptable maximum peak above the acceptable ceiling concentration for an 8-hour shift" is 50 ppm.  "Acceptable maximum peak above the acceptable ceiling concentration for an 8-hour shift Maximum duration" is 10 mins. once, only if no other meas. exp. occurs:  On or about June 7, 2021, an employee was exposed to a hydrogen sulfide concentration over 100 parts per million for at least 10 minutes after entering the Town of Calumet Sanitation District #1 Manhole #38.

Issued

Nov 29, 2021

Abate by

Dec 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461

Hazardous substances 1480

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(e)(1):Before entry is authorized, the employer shall document the completion of measures required by paragraph (d)(3) of this section by preparing an entry permit:  On or about June 7, 2021, Employees were exposed to hazards associated with confined space entry due to the fact the Employer failed to ensure confined space entry permits were completed prior to entering sewer manholes.

Issued

Nov 29, 2021

Abate by

Dec 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461

Hazardous substances 1480

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(k)(3):To facilitate non-entry rescue, retrieval systems or methods shall be used whenever an authorized entrant enters a permit space, unless the retrieval equipment would increase the overall risk of entry or would not contribute to the rescue of the entrant. Retrieval systems shall meet the following requirements.  On or about June 7, 2021, employees were exposed to hazards associated with confined space entry and the employer failed to ensure an adequate non-entry retrieval system was utilized.