Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1026(f)(1)(i): Feasible engineering controls and work practices were not instituted to reduce and maintain employee exposures to chromium (VI) at or below the permissible exposure limit: a) Orion Industries, Ltd., 5492 N. Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL- On November 15, 2016, a temporary employee spray painting mesh at Booth/oven #577/377 at was exposed to airborne concentrations of hexavalent chromium at an 8-hour TWA level of 197 mcg/m3, which is approximately 39.4 times the OSHA 8-hour TWA Permissible Exposure Limit of 5 mcg/m3. See instance description in item 6a of this citation. Methods of engineering controls and work practices under these circumstances include, but are not limited to: 1) Seek the expertise of a competent individual such as an engineer or certified industrial hygienist to assess existing controls and work practices (including the manual spray rinse operations), obtain recommendations to improve existing controls and work practices, and prepare design documentation for the successful installation of recommended equipment or modifications. 2) Install improved mechanical ventilation and filtration system for the spray painting operations to capture mists generated. 3) Evaluate the employees work practices. Spray paint in the direction of the spray booth's exhaust intake so that overspray is pulled away from the worker's breathing zone and apply minimum required quantity to avoid overspray. ABATEMENT NOTE: STEP 1: Effective respiratory protection shall be used by the affected employees as an interim measure. Abatement date: Step 2: A written, detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering controls and work practice measures to control employee exposures to hexavalent chromium as referenced in the citation. This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following action, which must be consistent with the dates required by this citation: (1) Evaluation of engineering controls and work practices. (2) Selection of the optimum combination of engineering controls and work practices. (3) Installation and operation of the optimum engineering conrtols and work practices. (4) Testing and acceptance, or modification/ redesign of the engineering controls and work practices. Abatement Date: STEP 3: Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering/administrative controls and/or work practice changes upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance. Abatement date: In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.