OSHA Inspection: POTLATCH CORPORATION, ID PULP & PAPERBOARD DIV.

Issued

Sep 16, 2003

Abate by

Oct 31, 2003

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act: 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 the hazard of being struck or crushed by paper machines
and equipment in
that:
a.)On or about August 25, 2003, and times prior thereto, the employer did
not provide
adequate training for employees responsible for the daily operation,
servicing and
maintenance of the paper machines.  Conditions noted at the time of this
inspection
which contributed to this hazard included:
1)The shift supervisor did not verify and certify that their employees were
adequately trained for the jobs they were performing.
2)The training record did not include the date training occurred and the
duration
of training as required by the corporate policy 553-SOP-002, Revision Date
of
06-04-99.
3)The employer required employees to fill a position although they have not
been adequately trained and certified for that position.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to ensure that employees are provided with adequate training so they
can perform their job
duties in a safe manner.  In addition, the employer must amend, update and
enforce the
employer's corporate policy "553-SOP-002, #1 and #2 Paper Machines
Employee Training".

Issued

Sep 16, 2003

Abate by

Oct 31, 2003

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Issued

Sep 16, 2003

Abate by

Sep 18, 2003

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Issued

Sep 16, 2003

Abate by

Oct 31, 2003

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Issued

Sep 16, 2003

Abate by

Oct 31, 2003

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Issued

Sep 16, 2003

Abate by

Sep 18, 2003

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000