OSHA Inspection: GLOBAL SCRAP MANAGEMENT, INC.

Issued

Dec 5, 2013

Abate by

Feb 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.    On the flat roof of the office located inside the facility, a maintenance employee was exposed to a 20 ft. fall hazard while changing an air fliter on a HVAC unit.

Issued

Dec 5, 2013

Abate by

Dec 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.137(b)(2)(viii): Electrical protective equipment shall be subjected to periodic electrical tests. Test voltages and the maximum intervals between tests shall be in accordance with Table I-5 and Table I-6.    A maintenance employee was using rubber insulated gloves rated at 5000 Volts AC that had not been tested in over 5 years.

Issued

Dec 5, 2013

Abate by

Jan 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards shall be provided with, and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed.   Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part.    On or about August 30, 2013, a maintenance employee was changing fuses on a bus bar without wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment to protect himself against electric shock and arc flash.

Issued

Dec 5, 2013

Abate by

Jan 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): If the employer decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the employer shall develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with this section. The written program shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.    A written permit space program had not been developed and implemented for employees entering the baghouse to retrieve and install bags.

Issued

Dec 5, 2013

Abate by

Jan 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer shall provide training so that all employees whose work is regulated by this section acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this section.  The employer did not train affected employees on permit-required confined spaces to ensure the safe performance of their duties when entering the baghouse.

Issued

Dec 5, 2013

Abate by

Jan 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    The Company had not documented nor implemented a Energy Control Program consisting of energy control procedures, training and periodic inspections.

Issued

Dec 5, 2013

Abate by

Dec 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(2): All new powered industrial trucks acquired and used by an employer shall meet the design and construction requirements for powered industrial trucks established in the "American National Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks, Part II, ANSI B56.1-1969", which is incorporated by reference as specified in �� 1910.6, except for vehicles intended primarily for earth moving or over-the-road hauling.    A sit-down Hyster, 12,000 lb. propane fork lift truck used in the facilty did not a working horn.

Issued

Dec 5, 2013

Abate by

Jan 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Practices addressed in this standard. Employees shall be trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments.    A Maintenance employee who troubleshoots voltages on machines and equipment in the facilty had not received training on electrical safety related work practices to include when and what personal protective equipment to wear when working on energized electrical circuits to protect against electric shock and arc flash.

Issued

Dec 5, 2013

Abate by

Jan 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i): "Procedures." The employer shall maintain a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) and shall make it available for inspection by employees and by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives.  Note: The written procedures may be in the form of a copy of paragraph (b) of this section.    Written procedures on safety related work practices were not maintained by the Company

Issued

Dec 5, 2013

Abate by

Dec 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(h)(1): Except as provided by paragraphs (h)(2) through (h)(6) of this section, the protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), used to comply with this part, shall be provided by the employer at no cost to employees.  The Company requires employees to pay for 50% of their metatarsal safety shoes when required for working in the furnace area.

Issued

Dec 5, 2013

Abate by

Dec 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall 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.  NOTE: A sign reading DANGER -- PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.  The outside baghouse was not identified as a permit required confined space.