OSHA Inspection: ROAD SAFE TRAFFIC SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):     Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.    Shop area - On or about September 13, 2011, the distance between the abrasive wheel peripheries and the adjustable work rest on the following grinders exceeded one-eight of inch, thereby exposing employees to the hazards of flying particles in the event the grinding wheel shattered.    1. Sears bench grinder - left side 1/4 inch  2. Bench grinder (model#TDS-250) right & left sides 3/8 inch

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $1,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs(b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)    Shop area - On or about September 13, 2011, the bench grinder (model #TDS-250) did not have a tongue guard for the left and right sides of the grinding wheeld, thereby exposing employees to the hazards of flying particles in the event the grinding wheel shattered.

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii):     Assigned storage spaces shall be located where cylinders will not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons. Cylinders shall not be kept in unventilated enclosures such as lockers and cupboards.    Facility  - On or about September 13, 2011, the following cylinders were not in a secured enclosures.    1. two acelylene shop area/center  2. two oxygen- shop east  3. six large propane - outside s/e

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):     Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the following means:    Shop area/west wall - On or about September 13, 2011, an electrical rececptacle was loose and broken, thereby exposing employees to  the hazards associated with electrical shock.

Issued

Feb 10, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii):     Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.    Shop area - On or about September 13, 2011, the electrical outlet box to the Applicator machine was missing a knockout plug, thereby exposing employees to the hazards of contacting live conductors.