Landes Foods LLC, Dallas, Texas

The employer is contesting a repeat citation, a two-item serious citation, and a penalty of $41,800. The repeat citation is for an alleged violation of 1910.1048(d)(1)(i), for failure to monitor employees to determine their exposure to formaldehyde. The serious citation is for alleged violations of 1910.95(d)(1), for failure to ensure that a representative monitoring program was developed and implemented when information indicated that an employee’s noise exposure equaled or exceeded an eight-hour time-weighted average of 85 dBA, and 1910.95(g)(1), for failure to ensure that an audiometric testing program was established and maintained for all ...