Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 006 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1450(e)(1): Where hazardous chemicals were used in the workplace, the employer did not carry out the provisions of a written Chemical Hygiene Plan which was capable of protecting employees from health hazards associated with hazardous chemicals: The employer did not carry out the provisions of the Chemical Hygiene Plan in that they did not ensure fume hoods were functioning properly and did not implement specific measures to ensure proper and adequate performance of such equipment in the following locations: a) Prep Lab: On or about March 22, 2022, and at times thereafter, the employer did not ensure that chemical fume hoods were functioning properly when hoods in the Tumbler Room failed to exhaust acidic vapors away from an employee's breathing zone resulting in a cloud of vapors becoming inhaled when the contents of water samples that were on a hot digestion block, which contained nitric acid, sulfuric acid, and hydrochloric acid, were opened. b) Wet Lab: On or about April 21, 2022, and at times thereafter, ducting connected to chemical fume hoods frequently leaked over employees and their workstations when solvents including, but not limited to, sulfuric acid, ammonia, and chloroform were used.