Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (a) Employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for peracetic acid (PAA), exposing employees to the hazards associated with exposure to peracetic acid. (b) Employees working near dip tanks containing peracetic acid (PAA) in the cut-up and debone departments were not provided with effective information and training on that chemical. (c) Employees using sulfuric acid and peracetic acid titrant to check levels of peracetic acid in dip tanks throughout the facility were not provided with effective information and training on those chemicals. (d) Employees hooking up HCP pH Control (caustic) and undiluted peracetic acid (PAA) in the outside bulk chemical storage area were not provided with effective information and training on those chemicals. (e) Employees working near dip tanks in the cut-up and debone departments were not informed of the presence of peracetic acid (PAA) in the dip tanks, exposing employees to hazards associated with exposure to peracetic acid.