OSHA Inspection: ONLINE PACKAGING INC

Issued

2013-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3570.00 · Current $2499.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(1): 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):  Open-sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet or more above the adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the equivalent as specified in 29 CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(i) through (v)), on all open sides:  a) A door in the second story Production Manager Office to a stairway, which had been removed, was not blocked or otherwise barricaded from use on April 22, 2013.       No Abatement Documentation or Abatement Certification required.

Issued

2013-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $2083.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): The employer's piping and instrument diagrams were not accurate and did not represent equipment that was existing and was part of the process:  a) The employer had not developed a site specific P&ID for the chlorine line from the chlorine rail car to the bleach reactor.        Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

2013-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $2083.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5): The employer did not correct deficiencies in equipment that were outside acceptable limits (defined by the process safety information on paragraph (d) of this section) in a safe and timely manner when necessary means where taken to assure safe operation:  a) The rupture disk in the chlorine pipe line was not replaced when it ruptured over 2 years ago.       Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

2013-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1): The employer did not implement procedures to manage changes to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures, and changes to facilities that affect a covered process:   a) The employer did not complete a Management of Change form as required by their Chemical Process Safety Plan when it was determined that it was not necessary to replace the failed rupture disk.       Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

2013-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(o)(4): The employer did not promptly determine and document an appropriate response to each of the findings of the compliance audit, and document that deficiencies have been corrected:  a) The employer has not determined what the appropriate response is for each finding of the 12/3/12 Self-Audit Check-list. The employer has not documented which deficiencies have been corrected or how the deficiencies were corrected.       Abatement Documentation and Abatement Certification required.

Issued

2013-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(g)(3):  The employer did not maintain a record of training for employees operating a covered process:  a) The employer did not document the initial training for employees operating the Bleach Making Machine, conducting visual inspections of the bleach making system and connecting/disconnecting the chlorine railcar.       Abatement Certification required.