OSHA Inspection: TOTAL BUILDING SERVICES GROUP

Issued

Aug 20, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:     a) Outside Dustkop Dust Collector: The employer failed to post danger signs or other means to warn employees of permit required confined space on the dust collector. Employees and/or contracted workers were exposed to engulfment, inhalation hazards, oxygen deficient atmospheres and other hazards while performing maintenance and other duties for the manufacture of wood products.      ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Aug 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,300 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting     a) At Building 400-Milling Department: The employer failed to ensure that all employees were provided hands on fire extinguisher training when the employer required the employees to participate and/or respond to small incipient stages of a fire. Employees were exposed to a fire/explosion hazard while performing duties involving the manufacture of bookcases and other wood products. A sample taken on April 05, 20313 was determined to be CLASS II combustible dust.       ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION NOT REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemials in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) At Building 400-Milling Department: The employer failed to ensure that all employees were provided training on the hazards of combustible dust. Employees were exposed to a fire/explosion hazard while performing duties involving the manufacture of bookcases and other wood products. A sample taken on April 05, 20313 was determined to be CLASS II combustible dust.       ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION NOT REQUIRED