OSHA Inspection: LIBERTY HARLEY DAVIDSON

Issued

Aug 19, 2011

Abate by

Aug 24, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(a): Flammable liquids were not kept in covered containers when not actually in use:     Gasoline was stored in gasoline containers that were not provided with caps. \r\n

Issued

Aug 19, 2011

Abate by

Sep 6, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:    AVD:      Employees working in the dealership were not trained in the use of fire extinguishers.    Although portable fire extinguishers were available for employee use, neither initial, nor annual retraining was provided.    Note:  Employer may exercise one of the following options:    1.  Provide portable fire extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR1910.157(c)(1), meet the distribution requirements per 29 CFR1910.157(d) (75' to the nearest extinguisher for Class A fires and 50' to the nearest unit for Class B fires), and provide training and education for all employees in the use of such equipment and the hazards associated with incipient stage fire fighting as required in 29 CFR 1910.157(g). The other sections of 29 CFR also apply.    2.  Provide extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1),designate certain employees to be the only employees authorized to use such equipment and require all other employees to immediately evacuate upon the sounding of the fire alarm, establish this in writing in an emergency action plan as outlined in 29 CFR1910.38(a) and train/educate designated employees per 1910.157(g).Utilizing this option exempts the employer from distribution requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(d).    3.  Establish a written fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace upon the sounding of a fire alarm signal.  This policy shall include an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan as specified in 29CFR 1910.38(a) and (b).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157 to include the need for providing portable fire equipment unless a specific standard requires that a portable fire extinguisher be provided (such as those requirements in 29 CFR 1910.106/107 related to use/storage of flammable/combustible liquids).  If extinguishers are provided, but not intended for employee use, 29 CFR 1910.157(e) and (f) are still applicable (inspection, maintenance, and testing of equipment).

Issued

Aug 19, 2011

Abate by

Aug 24, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5): Fan blade guard(s) were not provided where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet from the floor or working level:    The cooling blower used on the motorcycle dynamometer  had unguarded fan blades.

Issued

Aug 19, 2011

Abate by

Sep 6, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(m)(1)(i): Standard guards were not secured by the used of expanded metal, perforated or solid sheet metal or wire mesh on a frame of angle iron or iron pipe securely fastened to the frame of the machine: \r\n\r\nThe cooling blower used on the motorcycle dynamometer  had a belt guard made from corrugated cardboard.\r\n

Issued

Aug 19, 2011

Abate by

Aug 24, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch:    The Westward 8 grinder had a workrest, which was 5/8 from the wheel.

Issued

Aug 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a power industrial truck:    Employees who operate fork trucks were not trained.

Issued

Aug 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    No written program was developed for employees who work with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to,  Wurth Multipurpose Solvent that contains the chemicals Isopropyl alcohol and heptane  and who handle gasoline.

Issued

Aug 19, 2011

Abate by

Aug 24, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:    No MSD sheet was available on the site for  Wurth Multipurpose Solvent that contains the hazardous chemicals Isopropyl alcohol and heptane.

Issued

Aug 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(i):The employer did not provide information to the employees on the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard:    No training  program was developed for employees who work with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to,  Wurth Multipurpose Solvent that contains the chemicals Isopropyl alcohol and heptane and who handle gasoline.