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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

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Inspection Nr: 109207126

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status:

Initial Penalty: $4,500.00

Current Penalty: $4,500.00

Issuance Date: 09/02/1998

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 3

Abatement Date: 10/05/1998

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0420600

Contest Date: 09/28/1998

Final Order: 02/05/1999

Related Event Code (REC): C

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	F: Formal Settlement	02/05/1999	$4,500.00	10/05/1998	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	09/02/1998	$4,500.00	10/05/1998	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CHEMICAL

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees were exposed to airborne concentrations of hexamethylene diisocyanate biuret (HDIB) which exceeds the recommended guidelines for 15 minutes short term exposure limits (STEL) established as 1 milligram per cubic meter( Mg/M3). (a) The employees working as Customer Service Representatives in the Children Play Room were exposed to HDIB at a level of 2.4026 Mg/ M3 For 25 minutes,2.4 times the recommended guidelines established by the industry. This limit was established to prevent skin and respiratory allergic sensitization as well as irritation of the eyes, nose and throat which are associated with over exposure to isocyanate. Feasible and useful abatement methods for reducing or eliminating the hazard,among other methods, is to increase ventilation flow through out the room.gh

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