OSHA Inspection: BOUNDARY FENCE & RAILING SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Abate by

Dec 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(ii):     For pipe railings, posts and top and intermediate railings shall be at least 1 1/2 inches nominal diameter with posts spaced not more than 8 feet on centers.    (a) Location - Storage mezzanine:    On or about 9/28/12, the employer failed to ensure that a pipe railing (top and intermediate) on a storage mezzanine was at least 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Abate by

Dec 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3):     Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.    (a) Location - Production, warehouse:    On or about 9/28/12, the employer failed to ensure that multiple exits were not blocked.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Abate by

Dec 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1):     The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;     (a) Location - Production:    On or about 9/28/12, the employer failed to conduct a personal protective equipment (PPE) assessment to determine which operations required the use of PPE.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Abate by

Dec 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l):     Operator training.    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) Location - Production, warehouse:    On or about 9/28/12, the employer failed to ensure that employees were trained to operate forklifts.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Abate by

Dec 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    (a) Location - Production:    On or about 9/28/12, the employer failed to ensure that a DeWalt compound mitre saw was guarded.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Abate by

Dec 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(4):     Safeguards designed to protect employees during an emergency (e.g., sprinkler systems, alarm systems, fire doors, exit lighting) must be in proper working order at all times.    (a) Location - Facility:    On or about 9/28/12, the employer failed to ensure that the automatic sprinkler system had been tested on an annual basis.