OSHA Cites Hot Tub Manufacturer for Chemical Exposure

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Pennsylvania hot tub manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to a dangerous chemical. In November 2021, OSHA inspectors found that Strong Industries Inc. overexposed workers to methylene bisphenyl diisocyante without implementing all feasible engineering controls. The agency cited the Northumberland-based company for similar violations in 2020 and 2021. Strong faces a total of $98,905 in penalties. Overexposure to methylene bisphenyl diisocyante can cause hypersensitivity pneumonitis and occupational asthma, said Mary Reyno...