Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 012C Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets. (a) On or about January 9, 2020, the employer had not provided training on hazardous chemicals to all employees in the finishing department. The employees worked with chemicals such as, but not limited to calcium carbonate dust (inhalation hazard, irritant), Cadox L-50A (flammable, inhalation hazard, skin and eye corrosive), acetone (skin irritant, flammable), and silica (carcinogen).