OSHA Inspection: BREWTON AIR CONDITIONING, INC.

Issued

Dec 27, 2012

Abate by

Apr 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not 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)Brewton Air Conditioning, Inc.: On or about December 19, 2012 and times prior to employee(s) are exposed to hazards associated with the operation of powered industrial trucks such as struck by, fall from heights and tip or roll hazards that could occur from improper training and lack of certification of a competent operator.

Issued

Dec 27, 2012

Abate by

Jan 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a      a)Brewton Air Conditioning, Inc.: On or about December 19, 2012 and times prior to employee(s) are exposed to hazards associated with the operation of powered industrial trucks such as struck by, fall from heights and tip or roll hazards that could occur from improper training and lack of certification of a competent operator through training as specified by paragraph (l).

Issued

Dec 27, 2012

Abate by

Jan 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v):  Fork-lifts shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless the entire platform is attached to the fork and the fork-lift is not moved horizontally while the platform is occupied.    a)Brewton Air Conditioning, LLC: On or about December 19, 2012 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to falls of 8 feet, in that the wooden platform positioned on the forks of HYSTER warehouse style forklift was used to elevate employees and move employees over the business awning.

Issued

Dec 27, 2012

Abate by

Jan 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):  For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    a)Brewton Air Conditioning, LLC: On or about December 19, 2012 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall from heights of 8 feet, in that guardrails were not provided on the elevated working surface while employees were performing construction activity of painting a sign.

Issued

Dec 27, 2012

Abate by

Jan 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b):  The employer shall have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question. The training shall include the following topics, as applicable:    a)Brewton Air Conditioning, LLC: On or about December 19, 2012 and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall from heights, and did not provide training on working from a mobile scaffold to employees while performing construction activity of painting sign working surface 8 feet in the air on a scaffold system.