OSHA Inspection: NORTHEAST WATER SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2013-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i):     When outside servicing personnel were engaged in activities in a facility, the onsite employer and the outside employer did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures:    Worksite Utility Plant: Where outside servicing personnel were engaged in servicing the Aquafine UV Reactor, the onsite employer and the outside employer did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures for the annual service of the Aquafine UV Reactor.

Issued

2013-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i):     A procedure was not utilized to afford the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device when servicing and/or maintenance was performed by a crew, craft:    Worksite, Utilities Plant: Empoyees from different facilities were performing maintenance on the Aquafine UV Reactor whereby group lockout procedures were not utilized.

Issued

2013-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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 energing, 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:    Establishment: The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections.