Chemical manufacturer cited for 67 health and safety violations
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Friday that it cited a Georgia chemical manufacturer for 67 serious violations after workers were found exposed to numerous chemical and other hazards.
OSHA cited Atlanta-based Southern Industrial Chemicals Inc., which operates as SIC Technologies, after investigators discovered a slew of safety and health violations during multiple workplace inspections between August and November 2023.
The agency proposed $289,439 in penalties.
The violations included, but were not limited to, failures to provide engineering controls to reduce employee exposure to hexavalent chromium, establish and implement a respiratory protection program, develop a comprehensive hazard communication program for the handling of dangerous chemicals, and provide changing rooms for contaminated protective clothing and providing eye flushing facilities.
The company has 15 business days to contest the citation and proposed penalties.
