As a result of numerous violations relating to the improper handling of hazardous chemicals, OSHA assessed an Ohio-based company $1.2 million in proposed penalties.

OSHA initiated an inspection of the company after learning that employees had been admitted to several local hospitals for exposure to an unknown powder. The eight hospitalized individuals were exposed to a chemical called para-nitroaniline (PNA), a poison that causes methemoglobinemia, resulting in the reduction of the blood’s ability to transport oxygen. The employees had been performing a chemical transfer operation when chemical dust was released and settled on work surfaces, as well as the employees.

Upon completion of its investigation, OSHA issued 21 willful citations, 20 of which were cited on a per-instance basis, relating to eight instances of failing to provide employees with the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) for transferring PNA; four instances of failing to provide training on the use of PPE and on working with hazardous chemicals; three instances of failing to provide PPE training and training on specific PNA-transfer procedures; and five instances of failing to fit-test employees using respirators.

	J. J. Keller’s easy-to-use Right To Know Compliance Manual cuts through confusing regulatory language to spell out basic solutions for complying with each of the major sections under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard.

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