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

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 to employees in that employees were exposed to inhalation hazards when applying 1,3,5-triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) during powder coating operations: a) On February 5, 2024, in the Batch Building, an employee performing powder coating activities in the big batch spray booth was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average of 0.36 milligrams per cubic meter of TGIC, which is 7.2 times the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Value (TLV) of 0.05 milligrams per cubic meter. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled time of 74 minutes. Exposure to TGIC is capable of causing permanent physical illness and death including anemia, allergic contact dermatitis, serious eye irritation, respiratory sensitization and occupational asthma, DNA mutations, birth defects, and reduced sperm count.