OSHA Inspection: TREATMENT PRODUCTS, LTD.

Issued

2016-03-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.  [63 FR 33450, June 18, 1998]   a. a. On or about January 14, 2016, in the mixing department, employees required to work with oleic acid, morpholine and formaldehyde were not provided with suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of eyes and body.

Issued

2016-03-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids shall be drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve. Transferring by means of air pressure on the container or portable tanks shall be prohibited.  a. On or about January 14, 2016, in the storage room, employees dispensed isopropanol, a Category 2 flammable, from a 55 gallon drum without the use of an approved  self-closing valve.  Employees were thereby exposed to fire and smoke hazards.

Issued

2016-03-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).    a. On or about January 14, 2016, in the workplace, employees were provided half mask respirators but were not medically evaluated for the respirator program.

Issued

2016-03-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.    a. On or about January 14, 2106,  in the work area, the temporary employees were not trained in the hazards associated with chemicals such as, but not limited to, isopropanol and oleic acid.

Issued

2016-03-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces.  NOTE: Proper application of the decision flow chart in Appendix A to section 1910.146 would facilitate compliance with this requirement.   a. On or about January 14, 2016, in the plant, the employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces such as but not limited to, the two  large mixing vats, were permit required confined spaces.

Issued

2016-03-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i): Each employer who has a workplace covered by this standard shall monitor employees to determine their exposure to formaldehyde.    a. On or about January 14, 2014, in the batch making  room, employees were required to add formaldehyde solution to a batch.  No initial monitoring to determine the employee exposure to formaldehyde was performed by the employer.