OSHA Inspection: DEDICATED TCS, LLC

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1):  The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:    a.  On or about April 16, 2012, employees were not trained to know at least the following:    1.  When PPE is necessary.  2.  What PPE is necessary.  3.  How to properly don, doff, adjust and wear PPE.  4.  The limitations of PPE.  5.  The proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE.    Employee exposure included, but was not limited to, sodium hydroxide, diesel fuel, 3,5- dimethylphenyl isocyanate, hydrofluoric acid, and the use of personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(v):  Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide lighting equipment needed to enable employees to see well enough to work safely and to exit the space quickly in an emergency:    a.  On or about April 16, 2012, in the facility, employees were required to enter permit required confined spaces.  Employees were exposed to electrical hazards when appropriate lighting equipment was not provided.  Lighting provided was not rated for use in a hazardous atmosphere, had damaged insulation of electrical parts and/or inadequate protection preventing bulb damage.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(13): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not review entry operations when the employer had reason to believe that the measure taken under the permit space program would not protect employees and did not revise the program to correct deficiencies found to exist before subsequent entries were authorized:      a.  On or about April 16, 2012, the employer reviewed entry operations which included permits that documented entry into permit spaces.  The employer failed to revise the program to correct deficiencies documented on the permits including, but not limited to, lack of adequate entry permits and mechanical lifting devices in all necessary areas.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry is authorized, the employer shall document the completion of measures required by paragraph (d)(3) of this section by preparing an entry permit.     a.  On or about April 16, 2012, employees were required to enter permit required confined spaces and did not complete entry permits thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit spaces.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1):  The employer shall provide training so that all employees whose work is regulated by this section acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this section:    a.  On or about April 16, 2012, employees were required to perform entry into permit required confined spaces.  The employer failed to ensure that all employees were trained and provided the opportunity to acquire the understanding, knowledge and skills necessary while exposed to hazards associated with permit required confined spaces.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 29, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(4):  The employer shall certify that the training required by paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(3) of this section has been accomplished. The certification shall contain each employee's name, the signatures or initials of the trainers, and the dates of training. The certification shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives:    a.  On or about April 16, 2012, employees were required to perform entry into permit required confined spaces.  The employer failed to certify that the training required by (g)(1) through (g)(3) of this section had been accomplished.  Certification of the employee training documenting the employee name, signatures of the trainers and dates of training was not available as required.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(ii):The employer did not evaluate a prospective rescue service's ability, in terms of proficiency with rescue-related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the particular permit space or types of permit spaces identified:    a.  On or about April 16 2012, employees were required to enter permit required confined spaces.  The employer designated the rescue service to include "911" or the local fire department, who had not been notified or evaluated to determine availability or resources, thereby exposing entrant employee to untimely and inadequate rescue.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Oct 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3)(ii):  To facilitate non entry rescue, retrieval systems attached to a mechanical device or fixed point outside the permit space in such a manner that rescue can begin as soon as the rescuer becomes aware that rescue is necessary. A mechanical device shall be available to retrieve personnel from vertical type permit spaces more than 5 feet (1.52 m) deep:    a.  On or about April 16, 2012, employees were required to enter permit required confined spaces.  The entrant employees were not provided with a mechanical lifting device for use in the assistance of a non entry rescue, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit required confined spaces.      1.  Main wash building -  Bay 1 was missing a mechanical lifting device.

Issued

Sep 28, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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 data sheets.    a.  On or about April 16, 2012, in the facility, employees required to work with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to,  sodium hydroxide, diesel fuel, 3,5- dimethylphenyl isocyanate, hydrofluoric acid and acetone and were not provided with training on the hazards associated with the chemicals.