OSHA Inspection: EEC INCORPORATED

Issued

May 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall hazards:   a)  Eighth Floor, HPAC 12 - An 8 foot long fiberglass portable step ladder was used to gain access to an opening in the side of a large HVAC duct where the employees used the top step of the ladder and had to climb over and into the duct work from the top of the ladder, there by exposing themselves to a 8 foot fall to the concrete floor below, on or about 11/25/2012.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(1):  The employer did not ensure the quantity of liquid located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building did not exceed 25 gallons of Category 1 flammable liquids in containers:   a)  Eighth Floor - The employer did not provide an inside flammable storage room or storage cabinet for 26 one gallon metal containers of a highly flammable adhesive (a Class 1A liquid) stored in a building in anticipation of using the product as part of an air duct relining project, on or about 11/25/2012.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i):  Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors:   a)  Eighth Floor, HPAC 12 and 13 - The employer did not take adequate precautions to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors, in that, they allowed the use of a highly flammable adhesive (having a flash point of -20 degrees Celsius) in a confined space in close proximate to a number of known ignition sources, including, but not limited to, nearby tack welding operations and portable electric work lights which were not intrinsically safe, on or about 11/25/2012.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):   a)  Eighth Floor - The employer did not perform the required workplace hazard survey addressing personal protective equipment was performed, on or about 11/25/2012.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:   a)  Eighth Floor, HPAC 12 and 13 - The employer did not evaluate the workplace, a 6 foot by 3 foot compartment located inside of a buildings 150 foot long HVAC duct work, to determine if the work area was a permit confined space, on or about 11/25/2012.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:   a)  Eighth Floor - Having decided that workers would enter a permit confined space, the employer did not implement a written permit space program, on or about 11/25/2012.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(9)(i): Each contractor who was retained to perform permit space entry operations did not obtain any available information regarding permit space hazards and entry operations from the host employer:   a)  Eighth Floor, HPAC 12 and 13 - This employer, who was retained to perform permit space entry operations; did not attempt to obtain any information regarding permit space hazards from the host employers, coordinate entry operations with the host employers, or inform the host employers of the permit space program that the contractor would follow, on or about 11/25/2012.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations:   a)  Eighth Floor, HPAC 12 and 13 - The employer whose workers were relining the interior of HVAC ducts did not develop or implement means, procedures and practices for the safe entry of its employees into a permit confined space where highly flammable adhesives were being applied in conjunction with a tack welding operation, on or about 11/25/2012.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered:   a)  Eighth Floor, HPAC 12 and 13 - The employer, who introduced a highly flammable adhesive into a confined space where tack welding was taking place did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered them, on or about 11/25/2012.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:   a)  Eighth Floor, HPAC 12 and 13 - No confined space entry training was provided to workers whose duties involved entering permit-required confined spaces in the form of elevated HVAC duct work which was 3 feet high by 6 feet wide for the purpose of removing and replacing of the ducts interior insulation, on or about 11/24/2012.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records

Issued

May 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iv): Cutting or welding was permitted in areas before the areas were inspected by the individual responsible for authorizing cutting and welding operations:   a)  Eighth Floor, HPAC 12 and 13 - The work area (elevated duct work) was not inspected by the individual responsible for authorizing welding operations before a tack welding operation was permitted, on or about 11/25/2012.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vi)(C): Cutting or welding was permitted in the presence of explosive atmospheres (mixture of flammable gases, vapors, liquids, or dusts with air), or explosive atmospheres that could develop inside uncleaned or improperly prepared tanks or equipment which had previously contained such materials, or that could develop in areas with an accumulation of combustible dusts:   a)  Eighth Floor, HPAC 12 and 13 - The employer permitted tack welding operations in work areas where flammable adhesives and vapors were known to be present, on or about 11/25/2012.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(4)(ii):  All welding and cutting operations carried on in confined spaces were not adequately ventilated to prevent the accumulation of toxic materials or possible oxygen deficiency:   a)  Eighth Floor, HPAC 12 and 13 - The employer did not provide mechanical ventilation to those workers operating a tack welding machine inside of elevated ductwork, which was 3 feet high wide and 6 feet wide and in the exhaust portion of a large HVAC air handling unit, on or about 11/25/2012.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(3): Equipment was not of a type and design that the employer demonstrates will provide protection from the hazards arising from the combustibility and flammability of vapors, liquids, gases, dusts, or fibers involved:   a)  Eighth Floor, HPAC 12 and 13 - The employer did not demonstrate or ensure that portable halogen work lights used in a confined space where flammable vapors were present were of the type and design that was safe for that location, on or about 11/25/2012.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   a)  Eighth Floor - The employer did not provide employees working with flammable adhesives with effective information and training relating to hazardous chemicals in their work place, on or about 11/25/2012.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

May 10, 2013

Abate by

Jun 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used:   a)  Eighth Floor, HPAC 12 and 13 - Employees applying a highly flammable adhesive while relining HVAC duct work were not trained in the appropriate work practices to protect them self from explosion and fire hazards associated with the adhesive, including, but not limited to, properly ventilating the work area in conjunction with and periodic atmospheric monitoring in order to detect the lower explosive limit for the product, on or about 11/24/2012.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.