Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004C Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. a. At the work site, the employer failed to implement engineering and/or administrative controls to reduce exposures to below the OSHA PEL for employees who operated a Nordson Excel 2000 electrostatic powder coat booth. On July 21, 2015, an employee operating a Nordson Excel 2000 (Model No. N524) electrostatic powder coating spray booth was exposed to airborne powder coat dust at an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 27.0 mg/m3, approximately 1.8 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for particulates not otherwise regulated (PNOR), total dust fraction of 15 mg/m3.