The Connecticut-based metal finishing company also was cited for not establishing a regulated work area and ensuring contaminated protective clothing remained in the work area, and for not conducting cadmium exposure sampling.
The union, which represents some 390,000 active members, said May 11 that it filed its petition last month with OSHA.
JOEH LLC, a partnership of ACGIH and AIHA, has appointed Mark Nicas, Ph.D., MPH, CIH, to the job. He'll start July 1, about five weeks after the 2010 AIHce.
Specifically, the facility failed to adequately train workers on respirator selection, use, storage, and maintenance; did not supply positive-pressure filtered air to all work cabs; did not label containers of coke-contaminated clothing; allowed food and beverages to be consumed in an area with visible accumulations of coke-oven emissions; and more, according to investigators.
In its fifteenth OSHA inspection since 1974, the company was charged with nine willful, four repeat, and 17 serious violations, including hazards of confined space entry and combustible dust.
As you prepare for the upcoming AIHce 2010 in Denver, here are a few fast, fun, and educational facts about the city that might help you plan your itinerary or even impress your friends.
The 2010 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo is set to reach new heights this year, not least because it will take place at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver, the Mile-High City, May 22-27. Co-sponsored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, the event's 71st outing will feature an impressive lineup of speakers, educational sessions and professional development courses (PDCs), and new programming, all supporting this year's theme: New Frontiers in Science and Practice.
The last time the nation's foremost industrial hygiene groups gathered in Denver in a large-scale way, American astronaut Neil Armstrong was still two months away from stepping down from the Apollo 11 landing craft, making "one giant leap for mankind."
Denver has spent more than $8 billion in the past decade on new attractions, including doubling the size of the convention center.
As with the previous 70 AIHce events, the 2010 version will be chock-full of educational and networking opportunities, including an assortment of roundtable discussions, "Tech Talks," poster sessions, pre- and post-conference workshops, and more.
You can sign up by May 14 for the best deal on a full day of live sessions from AIHce 2010 on Wednesday, May 26, and never have to leave your office.
This contractor has been inspected by OSHA 25 times since 1991 and has been issued numerous willful, serious, and repeat violations, including many lead violations, the agency said.
The stored materials uncovered by inspections included xylene, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, paint wastes, petroleum distillates, flammable liquids, sodium hydroxide, waste aerosols, and broken fluorescent bulbs, among others.
A revision of ASTM E2148-06, Standard Guide for Using Documents Related to Metalworking or Metal Removal Fluid Health and Safety, will add a reference to the new E2693-09, Standard Practice for Prevention of Dermatitis in the Wet Metal Removal Fluid Environment.
"Employers have a legal responsibility to protect their workers and the general public from the hazards associated with the improper removal and/or disturbance of asbestos," said MIOSHA Director Doug Kalinowski.
If you are responsible for the health of your gas detection program, now is a great time to get it into shape. And if you want to keep your gas detection program healthy and keep your people going home safely at the end of each day, exercise your data analysis muscles by following a routine of reviewing the information stored in your gas detectors.
The last time the nation's foremost industrial hygiene groups gathered in Denver in a large-scale way, American astronaut Neil Armstrong was still two months away from stepping down from the Apollo 11 landing craft, making "one giant leap for mankind."
It's time we laid down the law on what, where, and how often to calibrate portable gas detectors.
Among the 2010 winners and honorable mentions for the Alice Hamilton Award announced Wednesday is a paper published last month in Toxicology that found mice exposed to multi-walled carbon nanotubes quickly suffered lung damage.
The Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations took effect April 27 and make employers responsible for analyzing visible light hazards, such as from lasers, and protecting and training workers exposed to them.