OSHA Inspection: SV LABS CORPORATION PRESCOTT

Issued

2023-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5692.00 · Current $3984.00 Reduced

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) Throughout the facility; Medical evaluations were not provided to employees required to use half facepiece elastomeric respirators during pre-weigh, compounding, and mixing tasks.

Issued

2023-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):  Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:   (a) Throughout the facility; Employees required to wear tight-fitting half facepiece elastomeric respirators per pre-weigh, compounding, and mixing tasks were not fit tested prior to initial use.

Issued

2023-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):  The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):  (a) Throughout the facility;  Prior to respirator use, the employer did not provide training for employees required to use half facepiece elastomeric respirators per  pre-weigh, compounding, and mixing tasks.

Issued

2023-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11385.00 · Current $7970.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii):  Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  (a) Production Floor, Chemical Storage; A label and/or an equivalent written method to communicate the physical and health hazards of bulk chemical storage tanks such as, but not limited to, CHT007 (Spectrum Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Solution - C3493) and Tank HT#4 (Stepan Bio-Terge AS-40- Product Code - 0428) was not implemented by the employer.   (b) Production Floor, Pre-Weigh; A label and/or an equivalent written method to communicate the physical and health hazards of containers and barrels of chemicals such as, but not limited to, citronella oil, fragrances, DMDM Hydantoin, ammonium lauryl sulfate, and benzophenone was not implemented by the employer.   (c) Production Floor, Mixing Tanks; A label and/or an equivalent written method to communicate the physical and health hazards of chemicals within the mixing tanks was not implemented by the employer.

Issued

2023-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):  Employee training did not include the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system to be used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information, and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:   (a) Throughout the facility; Employees had not received adequate training to ensure workplace labeling of chemicals was understood and implemented, as well as,  safety data sheet information to include location, tracking, and review.