OSHA Inspection: DC RENTALS

Issued

Jul 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:     Location: 5 tipping Drive, Branford, CT 06405    a) The 9 foot 6 inch wide, 18 foot 3 inch long open-sided mezzanine storage area with an 8 foot 11 inch high fall distance above the maintenance supervisor's office inside the maintenance garage was not equipped with standard railings.    b) The 6 foot 5 inch long open-sided storage area with an 8 foot 11 inch high fall distance above the bathroom inside the maintenance garage was not equipped with a standard railing.    c) The 6 foot 8 inch high open-sided storage area with an 8 foot 10 inch high fall distance above the parts storage area was not equipped with a standard railing.    d) The 7 foot 4 inch open-sided floor on the south side, 13 foot 1 inch open-sided floor on the east side and 16 foot 10 inch open-sided floor on the north side of the storage area above the oil and fluid storage area with a 10 foot 8 inch high fall distance were not equipped with standard railings.

Issued

Jul 12, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $660 Reduced

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):     Location: 5 Tipping Drive, Branford, CT 06405    A workplace hazard assessment to determine the hazards present, or likely to be present, that would necessitate the need for personal protective equipment (PPE) was not conducted.

Issued

Jul 12, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:  Location: 5 Tipping Drive, Branford, CT 06405  Each employee was not provided with training as to when personal protective equipment was required as per the PPE assessment and the proper use of personal protective equipment.

Issued

Jul 12, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,100 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):    Location: 5 Tipping Drive, Branford, CT 06405    Each powered industrial truck operator did not successfully complete a powered industrial truck training program and evaluation for each powered industrial truck used/operated by each operator.

Issued

Jul 12, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $660 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     Location: 5 Tipping Drive, Branford, CT 06405    A written hazard communications program was not developed and implemented for employees using products and chemicals such as but not limited to diesel fuel, gasoline, brake fluid, antifreeze, and hydraulic fluid.

Issued

Jul 12, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  Location: 5 Tipping Drive, Branford, CT 06405  Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) wrer not maintained in the workplace for products and chemcials such as but not limited to diesel fuel, gasoline, hydraulic fluid, brake fluid and antifreeze.

Issued

Jul 12, 2013

Abate by

Aug 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Location: 5 Tipping Drive, Branford, CT 06405  Each employee was not provided with training and information on the hazardous products and chemicals such as but not limited to diesel fuel, gasoline, hydraulic fluid, brake fluid and antifreeze.