OSHA Inspection: KAISER PICKLES LLC

Issued

Sep 21, 2021

Abate by

Dec 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $7,461 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1):In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:  a) The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program which included work-specific procedures that included all provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i)-(ix) for maintenance employees required to wear a Sperian Survivair half-face cartridge type respirator while patching presumed asbestos containing pipe insulation (asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma).

Issued

Sep 21, 2021

Abate by

Dec 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1):General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  a) The employer did not ensure employees were provided with medical evaluations prior to being required to wear a Sperian Survivair half-face cartridge type respirator while patching presumed asbestos-containing (mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer) pipe insulation in the Material Handling building.

Issued

Sep 21, 2021

Abate by

Dec 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1):The employer shall ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph.  a) The employer did not ensure employees were provided a qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) prior to being required to wear a half-face cartridge respirator while patching presumed asbestos-containing (mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer) pipe insulation.

Issued

Sep 21, 2021

Abate by

Dec 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $7,461 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1001(j)(3)(i):Building and facility owners shall determine the presence, location, and quantity of ACM and/or PACM at the work site. Employers and building and facility owners shall exercise due diligence in complying with these requirements to inform employers and employees about the presence and location of ACM and PACM.  a) On or about August 6, 2021, the employer did not determine the presence, location, or quantity of asbestos containing material (ACM) or presumed asbestos containing material (PACM) in the Material Handling building, and did not inform maintenance employees working in this area of its presence.

Issued

Sep 21, 2021

Abate by

Dec 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,476 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employers shall 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 will be met, and which also includes the following:  a) The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to chemicals such as, but not limited to, asbestos (mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer).

Issued

Sep 21, 2021

Abate by

Dec 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1001(j)(1)(iii):Employers shall include asbestos in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS (� 1910.1200). Employers shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of asbestos and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (j)(7) of this section.  a) On or about August 6, 2021, the employer did not include the hazards of asbestos (mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer) in their hazard communication training before allowing maintenance employees to work on presumed asbestos-containing pipe insulation.

Issued

Sep 21, 2021

Abate by

Dec 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1001(k)(5):Shoveling, dry sweeping and dry clean-up of asbestos may be used only where vacuuming and/or wet cleaning are not feasible.  The employer did not ensure employees working in the Material Handling building utilized the provided Ridgid brand shop vacuum rather than dry sweeping while performing cleanup operations where asbestos containing material (ACM) and presumed asbestos containing material (PACM) are located.