Workers’ formaldehyde exposure nets company multiple violations
A New Jersey chemical company failed to ensure that its workers were not overexposed to formaldehyde, resulting in some of the 14 health and safety violations lodged against it recently by OSHA. Proposed penalties total $82,500.
The agency says Cardolite Corp. did not comply with process safety management requirements, thus exposing its employees to chemical and other hazards at the company's Newark facility. OSHA initiated an investigation in response to a complaint and also as part of the agency's national emphasis program on process safety management for covered chemical facilities.