OSHA Inspection: INTERSTATE PAPER LLC

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,360 · Current $8,288 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(f)(1)(i):  The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process.  (a)  In the Chlorine Storage and Handling System, on or about October 27, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer did not include the conditions under which emergency shutdown was required in the process safety management program; standard operating procedures, thereby exposing employees to chemical exposure hazards.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(f)(1)(iv):  The employer failed to ensure that the Process Safety Management Standard Operating Procedures included safety systems and their functions.  (a) In the Chlorine Storage and Handling System, on or about October 27, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer did not update the process safety management program; standard operating procedures to include a chlorine detection system, thereby exposing employees to chemical exposure hazards.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment.   (a) In the Chlorine Storage and Handling System, on or about October 27, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer did not update the process safety management program; mechanical integrity inspections section to include the inspection process of the chlorine detection system, thereby exposing employees to chemical exposure hazards.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(n): An emergency action plan, including procedures for handling small releases, has not been developed and implemented for the entire plant in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38:   (a) In the Chlorine Storage and Handling System, on or about October 27, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide information differentiating between small and large releases with regards to chlorine, thereby exposing employees to chemical exposure hazards.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,360 · Current $8,288 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) In the Chlorine Storage and Handling System, on or about October 27, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer did not maintain a written respiratory protection program for employees who were required to utilize full face elastomeric respirators, thereby exposing employees to chemical exposure hazards.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

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:  (a) In the Chlorine Storage and Handling System, on or about October 27, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees who were required to utilize full face elastomeric respirators, thereby exposing employees to cardiopulmonary hazards.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):  (a) In the Chlorine Storage and Handling System, on or about October 27, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer did not ensure fit tests were provided to employees who were required to utilize full face elastomeric respirators, thereby exposing employees to chemical exposure hazards.

Issued

Mar 29, 2022

Abate by

Apr 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(l)(1): Evaluations of the workplace were not conducted to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented:  (a) In the Chlorine Storage and Handling System, on or about October 27, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer did not adequately evaluate the work area to ensure a respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented, thereby exposing employees to chemical exposure hazards.