OSHA Inspection: RAYMOND & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.

Issued

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $6300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.7(c)(2): The employer did not ensure that each designated competent person had knowledge of 29 CFR 1915 Subparts B, C, D, and H:      a) Barge No. 475 located in the dry side of the shipyard: On or about November 29, 2012 and at times prior there to, the designated person fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the shipyard competent person did not know the requirements of these Subparts of this standard which exposed employees to hazards associated with entering and conducting work in confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres.

Issued

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.7(c)(4): The employer did not ensure that each designated competent person had the ability to calibrate and use testing equipment:    a) Barge No. 475 located in the dry side of the shipyard: On or about November 29, 2012 and at times prior there to, the designated person fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the shipyard competent person did not conduct the required bump test prior to using the multigas detector which exposed employees to hazards associated with entering and conducting work in confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres.

Issued

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.7(c)(7): The employer did not ensure that each designated competent person had the ability to maintain records required by this section:  a) Barge No. 475 located in the dry side of the shipyard: On or about November 29, 2012 and at times prior there to, the designated person fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the shipyard competent person used a prefilled log of tests and inspection template which exposed employees to hazards associated with entering and conducting work in confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres.

Issued

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $6300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.15(e): After a competent person conducted a visual inspection and tests and determined a space to be safe for an employee to enter, he or she did not continue to test and visually inspect spaces as often as necessary to ensure that the required atmospheric conditions within the tested space were maintained:    a) Barge No. 475 located in the dry side of the shipyard: On or about November 29, 2012 and at times prior there to, the designated person fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the shipyard competent person did not retest to ensure the ventilation safety precaution prescribed was adequate for the different types and number of operations being conducted which exposed employees to hazards associated with entering and conducting work in confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres.

Issued

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4675.00 · Current $4208.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.73(c): When employees are working around open hatches not protected by coamings to a height of 24 inches or around other large openings, the edge of the opening was not guarded in the working area to height of 36 to 42 inches, except where the use of such guards is made impracticable by the work actually in progress:       a) Main deck of Hull No. 475: On or about November 29, 2012 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure open deck hatches were covered or guarded which exposed employees to falls of approximately 15-feet to the level below.

Issued

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.7(d)(1): The employer did not ensure that the person performing tests and inspections recorded the location, time, date and the operations performed, as well as the test results and any instructions, when tests and inspections were performed by a competent person, Marine Chemist, or Certified Industrial Hygienist:  a) Barge No. 475 located in the dry side of the shipyard: On or about November 29, 2012 and at times prior there to, the designated person fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the shipyard competent person did not document the operation(s) being conducted in the spaces tested which exposed employees to hazards associated with entering and conducting work in confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres.

Issued

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1915.12(d)(5): The employer did not certify that the training required by paragraphs (d)(1) through (d)(4) of this section had been accomplished:  a) Barge No. 475 located in the dry side of the shipyard: On or about November 29, 2012 and at times prior there to, the employer did not certify in writing confined and enclosed spaces training for employees entering spaces with welding, cutting, and painting operations.