OSHA Inspection: TRANS-FOAM INC

Issued

2022-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3315.00 · Current $1658.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:  On or about March 23, 2022, the employer failed to keep an emergency action plan in writing  in the workplace when there were 12 employees.

Issued

2022-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.165(b)(1): The employee alarm system did not provide warning for necessary emergency action as called for in the emergency action plan, or for reaction time for safe escape of employees from the workplace or the immediate work area, or both:  On or about March 23, 2022, the employer failed provide an employee alarm system to warn employees of necessary emergency action as called for in the emergency action plan such as evacuation in case of a fire.

Issued

2022-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $2072.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  On or about March 23, 2022, the employer failed to maintain an audiometric testing program by making audiometric testing available to all employees whose exposures equal or exceeding an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels when no audiograms had been provided to employees since June 9, 2020.

Issued

2022-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $2072.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:   a. On or about May 12, 2022, while working near the planer, an employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 115.3% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 100 percent), during the 300 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 180 minutes not sampled. The employer failed to develop and implement a monitoring program to assess employee exposure to noise.  b. On or about May 12, 2022, while working near the planer, an employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 208% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 100 percent), during the 344 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 136 minutes not sampled. The employer failed to develop and implement a monitoring program to assess employee exposure to noise.

Issued

2022-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $2072.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not institute a hearing conservation training program and ensure employee participation in the program:   a. On or about May 12, 2022, while working near the planer, an employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 115.3% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 100 percent), during the 300 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 180 minutes not sampled. No training related to hearing conservation or noise was provided to employees.   b. On or about May 12, 2022, while working near the planer, an employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 208% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 100 percent), during the 344 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 136 minutes not sampled. No training related to hearing conservation or noise was provided to employees.

Issued

2022-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $1243.00 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:  On or about March 23, 2022, the employer failed to develop a written hazard communication program when employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, respirable dust and propane.

Issued

2022-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   On or about March 23, 2022, the employer failed to provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area  when employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, respirable dust and propane.

Issued

2022-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  On or about March 23, 2022, the employer failed to provide basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 to employees who voluntarily wore N95 dust masks when changing out the bags on the dust collection system during planing activities.