Dept. of Labor, OSHA fine Atlanta business for ‘staggering 67′ safety violations at chemical plant – 95.5 WSB

by Fulton Watch News Feed
  • Provide feasible engineering controls to reduce employee exposures to hexavalent chromium.
  • Establish and implement a respiratory protection program and provide a medical evaluation before workers were fit-tested or required to use respirators.
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive hazard communication program for the handling and use of hazardous chemicals.
  • Provide laboratory employees with information and training on hazardous chemicals in the lab.
  • Provide changing rooms for contaminated protective clothing to prevent cross-contamination of employees’ regular clothes.
  • Provide suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body.
  • Use drums and containers that meet appropriate federal regulations for the waste they contained.
  • Ensure chemical drums and pallets were stacked on storage racks in a secure manner.
  • Provide proper training and certification of employees using powered industrial trucks.
  • Develop and implement an energy control program, including written lockout procedures, and training for employees required to perform cleaning and maintenance involving dangerous machinery.
  • Develop and implement a permit-required, confined space program for employees required to enter tanks and vessels.
  • Guard unused portions of a bandsaw to prevent unintended contact with the saw blade.



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