Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003E Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(1): The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL, unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible: a) No Bake Area: An employee, Mold Assembler, assembling and checking molds was exposed to silica at levels greater than the permissible exposure limit of 50 ug/m³ and feasible engineering controls and work practices were not installed, on or about December 6, 2019. (See Citation 1, Item 3c for full description) b) No Bake Area: An employee, No Bake Team Lead, operating the shaker and the mixer was exposed to silica at levels greater than the permissible exposure limit of 50 ug/m³ and feasible engineering controls and work practices were not installed, on or about December 6, 2019. (See Citation 1, Item 3c for full description) Feasible abatement methods include but are not limited to: ABATEMENT STEPS ARE AS FOLLOW: 1. Install adequate local exhaust ventilation at the mixer. 2. Enclose the shaker allowing access to deposit completed molds and to the screen. Design work practices so that employees are not in the shaker enclosure while silica levels are elevated. 3. Install adequate local exhaust ventilation around the shaker. 4. Disperse a sweeping compound in and around the molding lines throughout the day to reduce the amount of silica dust becoming airborne. Develop a housekeeping plan for the area. 5. Develop a job rotation schedule so that employees in the No Bake Area can rotate to a position with no to little silica exposure. STEP 1 - A written detailed plan of abatement shall be submitted to the Area Director outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposures to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation. This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the dates required by this citation: 1. Evaluation of engineering control options; 2. Selection of optimum control method and completion of design; 3. Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures; 4. Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of controls. Note: All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Ninety- (90) day progress reports are required during the abatement period. (The 90 day requirement can be shortened or lengthened by the area director depending on the specific circumstances.) STEP 2 - Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative controls upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.