OSHA Inspection: GREENSCAPE LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR, INC.

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed 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)  Work Shop - On or about June 12, 2012, the employer did not develop a written lockout tagout program for employees who are engaged in repairs of trucks with hydraulic components.

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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:    a)  Work Shop - On or about June 12, 2012, the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for the chemicals that are used by employee, training or provide copies of Material Safety Data Sheets.    ABATEMENT NOTE:  A written program shall include description of how the criteria for the following will be met:    1.  Labeling and other forms of warning;  2.  Material Safety Data Sheets;  3.  Employee information and training    Additionally, a list of hazardous chemicals known to be preset in the workplace must be compiled.  Methods used to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks and the informing of contractors of workplace hazards, including a description of the labeling system used in the facility and of the availability of material safety data sheets, must also be addressed.  The written program must be made available upon request.

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers did not obtain or develop a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produced or imported:    a)  Worksite - On or about June 20, 2012, the employer does not maintain copies of Material Safety Data Sheets for the chemicals employees use during their routine work.

Issued

Jun 29, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not 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 had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:    a)  Work Shop - On or about June 12, 2012, the employer did not provide their employees with training on the hazards of the chemicals in use in their work area.