Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 009 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(3)(ii): The Chemical Hygiene Plan did not include the criteria that the employer would use to determine and implement control measures to reduce employee exposure to hazardous chemicals including engineering controls, the use of personal protective equipment and hygiene practices: Facility-wide: On or about February 28, 2022, the employer's Chemical Hygiene Plan did not include standard operating procedures (SOPs) for chemicals used in the lab that described the conditions of their use in designated work areas with respect to specific control measures that were necessary to reduce employee exposure to the highly toxic chemicals used. Controls that were required included engineering controls, the appropriate personal protective equipment, and hygiene practices. Employees were regularly exposed to many of these highly toxic chemicals in the laboratory while handling methylene chloride, diethyl ether, acetone, chloroform, cyanide, ammonia, and hexane on a daily basis.