OSHA Inspection: RH LABORATORIES INC.

Issued

Sep 1, 2022

Abate by

Sep 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $5,076

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:  Clean room  On or about March 18, 2022, the employer did not provide effecting training to employees on the hazardous chemicals in their work area at initial assignment or when a new hazard was introduced.  Employees solder with lead, apply epoxies, and utilize a number of resins and fluxes which contain hazardous chemicals.

Issued

Sep 1, 2022

Abate by

Sep 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,450 · Current $1,010 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.41(a)(2):29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2) Annual electronic submission of OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses by establishments with 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.  Location: 1 Tanguay Avenue, Nashua, New Hampshire  On or about March 18, 2022, the employer failed during calendar year 2021, to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent by March 2, 2022.  The establishment employed approximately fifty (50) employees and is classified by industry NAICS code 334419 during calendar year 2021.

Issued

Sep 1, 2022

Abate by

Sep 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $814 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(2):Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  Location: Clean Room  a) On or about March 18, 2022 employees performed soldering work at workstations powered through a series of daisy chained relocatable power strips.  Relocatable power strips are not UL rated to be daisy chained resulting in overloading of circuits posing a fire and electrocution hazard to employees.