OSHA Inspection: BLSR OPERATING LTD

Issued

May 16, 2003

Abate by

Jun 18, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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:
***Certification AND Documentation of Abatement Required***
The hazard of being caught in or crushed by the inadvertent activation of
mechanical equipment such as
but not limited to pumps, frac tanks, and ventilation equipment during
periodic maintenance on the,J.H.
Caldwell Lease, in Rosharon, TX.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the hazard is to establish
and enforce an adequate facility lock out policy such as that stipulated
by ANSI Z244.1 1982, Sections
4 and 5, American National Standard of Minimum Safety Requirements for
Lock out/Tag out of Energy
Sources for Personnel Protection.  The lock out procedure may include, but
is not limited to, the
following essential elements:
1)Hazardous energy control program.
a)energy control procedures for all mechanical equipment.
i.A specific statement of the intended use of the procedure.
ii.Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and
securing machines or equipment control hazardous energy.
iii.Specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer
of lockout devices.
iv.Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to
determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices and other
energy control measures.
b)Employee training.
c)Periodic evaluation of the program.
DISCLAIMERS:1)You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested
above.
2)The methods explained are general and may not be
effective in all cases.
3)The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out
an appropriate abatement method.nt

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Issued

May 15, 2003

Abate by

Jun 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $175 Reduced