OSHA Inspection: GALLIPOLIS DAILY TRIBUNE

Issued

Mar 7, 2012

Abate by

Apr 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):     Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not establish an energy control program for employees performing maintenance on machinery.

Issued

Mar 7, 2012

Abate by

Apr 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D):   Identifiable. Lockout devices and tagout devices shall indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s).  a. At the workplace, the lockout devices used did not indicate the identity of the employee applying the lockout device.

Issued

Mar 7, 2012

Abate by

Apr 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $1,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    a. At the workplace, the employer did not establish a training and evaluation program for employees operating the powered industrial trucks.

Issued

Mar 7, 2012

Abate by

Apr 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning,material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    a. At the workplace, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program for hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, the I.P. Wash.

Issued

Mar 7, 2012

Abate by

Apr 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):   Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability,carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety datasheets.  a. At the workplace, the employer did not develop and implement a training program for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals.