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Intertek USA Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Arlington Heights, Illinois · Testing Laboratories and Services · NAICS 541380

2inspections
3citation items
$6,300current penalties
Aug 26, 2015last inspection

Intertek USA Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2014.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 26, 2015 after a complaint, in Arlington Heights.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $9,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $6,300, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.134, respiratory protection (2 items).

For context, across all professional services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,821. Intertek USA Inc. averages $6,300 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Intertek USA Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340875616 OPENED AUG 26, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 240 employees at the site · Closed Apr 8, 2016

545 E. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005 · Testing Laboratories and Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$3,000$2,100Feb 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$3,000$2,100Feb 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$3,000$2,100Feb 18, 2016Final

Inspection 339986325 OPENED OCT 6, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 220 employees at the site · Closed Oct 8, 2014

545 E. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005 · Testing Laboratories and Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)

(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2)

(2) Deep breathing. In a normal standing position, the subject shall breathe slowly and deeply, taking caution so as not to hyperventilate.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

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