OSHA Inspection: BRENNTAG NORTHEAST, INC.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8140.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(f)(6): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 �F (37.8 �C), were handled, drawn, or dispensed where flammable vapors may reach a source of ignition:  (a) Food Grade Packaging Building - The local exhaust ventilation (LEV) system used to capture flammable vapors during tapping of Class 2 flammable liquids (including but not limited to acetone and isopropyl alcohol 99%) included PVC ductwork, which cannot dissipate static charges, creating an ignition source, on or about November 7, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8140.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(c)(2)(v): In locations used for the storage of hazardous liquids in sealed containers or liquified or compressed gases in containers, a power-operated industrial trucks other than those designated as DS, ES, GS, or LPS was used:   (a) Food Grade Packaging Building - The employer provided a Toyota forklift (employer unit number 104), designated on the data plate as LP, for use in moving totes and drums into and out of the tapping room during tapping of Class 2 flammable liquids (including but not limited to acetone and isopropyl alcohol 99%), on or about November 7, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8140.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:   (a) Food Grade Packaging Building - The local exhaust ventilation (LEV) system used to capture flammable vapors during tapping of Class 2 flammable liquids (including but not limited to acetone and isopropyl alcohol 99%) had a general purpose fan rather than a fan approved for a Class I Division 1 Group D hazardous location, on or about November 7, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:   (a) Food Grade Packaging Building - The south door, designated as exit on the Food Grade Packaging Evacuation Route, did not have any signage indicating it as leading to an exit, on or about November 7, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates or markings were in place and maintained in a legible condition:   (a) Food Grade Packaging Building - The employer did not maintain, in place and in legible condition, the LPS designation sticker on the left rear side of Toyota forklift (employer unit number 115) in that the L and P had peeled off, leaving only the S, on or about November 7, 2024.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.