OSHA Inspection: JUPITER ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES, INC.

Issued

2023-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9376.00 · Current $9376.00

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(d)(2): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride:  On or about 12/21/2022, at 150 South Old Dixie Highway, Jupiter, FL 33458, the employer did not ensure initial monitoring was performed to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride in the Extractions lab.

Issued

2023-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9376.00 · Current $9376.00

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1): Where needed to prevent methylene chloride induced skin or eye irritation, the employer did not provide clean protective clothing and equipment resistant to methylene chloride, at no cost to the employee, and/or did not ensure that each affected employee used it:  On or about 12/21/2022, at 150 South Old Dixie Highway, Jupiter, FL 33458, the employer did not provide appropriate gloves and chemical aprons resistant to methylene chloride to employees working in the Extractions lab in order to prevent skin exposure.

Issued

2023-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9376.00 · Current $9376.00

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1052(i)(2): It was reasonably foreseeable that an employee's eyes may contact solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater methylene chloride and the employer did not provide appropriate eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use:  On or about 12/21/2022, at 150 South Old Dixie Highway, Jupiter, FL 33458, the employer did not provide appropriate eyewash facilities within the immediate work area in the Extractions lab for emergency use, exposing employees to eye injuries.

Issued

2023-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9376.00 · Current $9376.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(3)(iii): The employer's Chemical Hygiene Plan did not include a requirement that fume hoods and other protective equipment functioned properly and did not include specific measures that would be taken to ensure proper and adequate performance of such equipment:  a) On or about 12/21/2022, at 150 South Old Dixie Highway, Jupiter, FL 33458, the employer did not ensure that fume hoods functioned properly and take specific measures to ensure proper and adequate performance of such equipment including, but not limited to Extractions Lab Fume Hood 2A.  b) On or about 12/21/2022, at 150 South Old Dixie Highway, Jupiter, FL 33458, the employer did not ensure that fume hoods functioned properly and did not include specific measures to ensure proper and adequate performance of such equipment including, but not limited to Extractions Lab Fume Hood 2B.  c) On or about 12/21/2022, at 150 South Old Dixie Highway, Jupiter, FL 33458, the employer did not ensure that fume hoods functioned properly and did not include specific measures to ensure proper and adequate performance of such equipment including, but not limited to Extractions Lab Fume Hood 3.  d) On or about 12/21/2022, at 150 South Old Dixie Highway, Jupiter, FL 33458, the employer did not ensure that fume hoods functioned properly and did not include specific measures to ensure proper and adequate performance of such equipment including, but not limited to Extractions Lab Fume Hood 4.