OSHA Inspection: NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION

Issued

2025-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14187.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1):The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  Location: 220 East Hanover Avenue. Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950  a) The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present that would necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). On September 20, 2024 the employer instituted a new cleaning protocol involving the usage of wipes coated with 0.52% Sodium Hypochlorite.  Violation occurred on or before September 20, 2024.

Issued

2025-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14187.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(iii):The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  Location:  220 East Hanover Avenue. Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950  a) The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if respiratory hazards are present from the implementation a new cleaning protocol involving the usage of wipes coated with 0.52% Sodium Hypochlorite.   Violation occurred on or around September 20, 2024.

Issued

2025-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14187.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  Location: 220 E Hanover Ave, Morris Plains, NJ 07950  a) The employer did not implement the written hazard communication program for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, wipes coated with 0.52% Sodium Hypochlorite.   Violation occurred on or around September 20, 2025