Polystar Inc., a manufacturing company based in Stow, OH, is being fined more than $330,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for various health hazards in their factory, primarily noise damage.
OSHA's investigation was in response to a complaint, and they found 12 employees whose audiograms indicated mild to moderate hearing loss. They also found that Polystar did not have an audiometric testing program to check the hearing status of employees, or controls to decrease noise levels. "Failing to protect employees from excessive noise can lead to long-term and irreversible hearing loss," said Howard Eberts, director of OSHA's Cleveland Area Office. "Employers are required to take appropriate precautions to keep employees safe from well-known hazards."
Other infractions that OSHA found included the lack of machine guards and proper respiratory protection. Damaged forklifts were not removed from the active pool, workers were not trained on hazardous communication, and flammable materials were improperly stored.
Polystar has 15 business days from the time of their citation to improve their workplace for compliance, ask for an informal conference with OSHA's area director, or argue the findings of the investigation to the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
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