OSHA Inspection: REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY

Issued

May 8, 1996

Abate by

Jul 11, 1996

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced

Issued

May 8, 1996

Abate by

Jun 11, 1996

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced

Issued

May 8, 1996

Abate by

May 13, 1996

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced

Issued

May 8, 1996

Abate by

Jun 11, 1996

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced

Issued

May 8, 1996

Abate by

Jun 26, 1996

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced

Issued

May 8, 1996

Abate by

Jun 11, 1996

Issued

May 8, 1996

Abate by

Jun 11, 1996

Issued

May 8, 1996

Abate by

Nov 8, 1996

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $70,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to:
(a)Reynolds Metals Company failed to exercise reasonable diligence as
required by the
OSH Act, in that it failed to mark for identification the contents of
pipes and station outlets
in accordance with the American National Standards Institute, ANSI A13.1,
"Scheme for the
Identification of Piping Systems," to ensure that employees were not
exposed to the hazards
of fire, explosion and asphyxiation from unknown substances contained in
unmarked piping
and station outlets while performing construction, maintenance and/or
production duties such
as, but not limited to, welding, cutting, fire protection and making
connections for plant air,
water or steam for employees of Reynolds or outside contractors.
Feasible means of abatement include, but are not limited to the following:
1.Specify the identification of the contents of piping systems on the
basis of legends,
giving the name of the contents in full abbreviated form.
2.Specify the identification of the contents of piping systems on the
basis of color or to
be used in conjunction with legend as specified in ANSI Z53.1-1971,
"Safety Color
Code for Marking Physical Hazards."
3.The identification of pipes of less than 3/4" diameter, and for valve
and fitting
identification, the use of a permanently legible tag.ble