OSHA Inspection: BEHR IRON & STEEL, INC.

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1): An employer who designates rescue and emergency services, pursuant to paragraph (d)(9)of this section did not evaluate the prospective rescuer's ability by the criteria set in this section, (k)(1)(i) - (k)(1)(v).     On or about March 10, 2014, the employer did not evaluate rescuers ability and resources to respond to emergencies in permit-required confined spaces. Access to permit-required spaces, disclosure of hazards and rescue plans and operations were not executed for permit spaces where rescue may be necessary.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $70000.00 · Current $70000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer does not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces:    The employer does not protect employees from hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces by evaluating the workplace to determine if spaces being entered by employees are permit-required confined spaces:    (a) On or about March 10, 2014, the employer had not conducted an evaluation of the shredding and sorting operations to determine if permit-required confined spaces existed. The employer required employees to enter permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to, the shredder discharge pit to performing cleaning.    To abate this violation, the employer must evaluate the entire worksite to identify where permit-required confined spaces exist.    Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days).    ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $70000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer does 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:     The employer does not protect employees from hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces by posting danger signs or by other equally effective means to inform employees of the existence and location of and the danger posed by such spaces:    (a) On or about March 10, 2014, 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 permit-required confined spaces such as, but not limited to, the shredder discharge pit containing takeaway conveyor #1, the cyclone and associated discharge bin, the cross over-tube duct leading to the cyclone, and the scale pit.     To abate this violation, the employer must inform employees of the existence and location of and the danger posed by permit-required confined spaces in the workplace through the posting of danger signs or by any other equally effective means.    Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days).    ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $70000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry is authorized, the employer does not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:      The employer does not protect employees from hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces by preparing an entry permit to document completion of the measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3):  (a)  On or about March 10, 2014, the employer did not prepare an entry permit for authorized employee entry into the shredder discharge pit.      To abate this violation, the employer must prepare an entry permit to document that all provisions are in place to ensure safe entry into a permit-required confined space.    Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days).   ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $70000.00 · Current $70000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer does not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including but not limited to, the requirements specified in 1910.146(d)(3)(i) through 1910.146(d)(3)(vi):   The employer does not protect employees from hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces by developing and implementing the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit-required confined space entry operations:  (a)  On or about March 10, 2014, the employer had not developed or implemented the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations in the shredder discharge pit containing takeaway conveyor #1.  Employees entered the pit to perform cleaning activities with the unguarded takeaway conveyor #1 in operation.   i) The permit-required confined space was not isolated from the hazards of the shredder and the takeaway #1 conveyor system.   ii) Additionally, other necessary means, procedures and practices were not developed and implemented for such elements as defining and verifying acceptable entry conditions, atmospheric monitoring, ventilation, communication, lighting, ingress and egress, and rescue and emergency services.   To abate this violation, the employer must develop, document, and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit-required confined space entry operations specific to each space entered at the facility.  This must include, but is not limited to, specification of acceptable entry conditions, providing entrant(s) with the opportunity to observe any monitoring or testing, isolation of the permit space from hazards associated with the release of energy or material, elimination or control of atmospheric hazards, protection of entrants from external hazards, and verification that conditions are acceptable for entry throughout the period of authorized entry.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures are not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in activities covered by this section:    The employer does not protect employees from the hazardous energy of machinery or equipment by developing, documenting, and utilizing hazardous energy control procedures:  (a)  On or about March 10, 2014, the employer did not utilize the energy control procedures for the takeaway #1 conveyor when employees performed cleaning activities in the shredder discharge pit with the unguarded takeaway conveyor #1 in operation and not locked out.    (b)  On or about March 10, 2014, the employer had not developed, documented, or utilized, equipment specific energy control procedures for multiple pieces of equipment associated with sorting operations such as, but not limited to the Steinert 4026 magnetic drums,  Wendt 4019 conveyor, Shaker table 4026, Steinert feed conveyor.  Employees performed cleaning operations on, under, around this equipment/machinery without the control of hazardous energy.   To abate this violation, the employer must develop, document, and utilize machine/equipment specific energy control procedures to ensure that hazardous energy is controlled during servicing and maintenance actives (constructing, installing, setting-up, adjusting, inspecting, modifying, and/or servicing machines or equipment through lubrication, cleaning, or unjamming, making adjustments, and tool changes).  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2): The machine or equipment is not turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment:   The employer does not protect employees from the hazardous energy of machinery or equipment by turning off or shutting down machinery or equipment as required by energy control procedures:  (a)  On or about March 10, 2014, cleaning was performed in the shredder discharge pit without shutting down the takeaway conveyor #1.   To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that machinery or equipment is turned off or shut down as as part of the hazardous energy control process.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment are not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):   The employer does not protect employees from the hazardous energy of machinery or equipment by ensuring that energy isolation devices are operated to isolate machinery or equipment from their energy source(s):  (a)  On or about March 10, 2014, cleaning was performed in the shredder discharge pit without operating necessary energy isolation devices associated with the deenergization and lockout of the takeaway conveyor #1.   To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that energy isolation devices are operated in a manner to isolate the machinery or equipment from the energy source(s) as part of the hazardous energy control process.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices are not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:   The employer does not protect employees from the hazardous energy of machinery or equipment by ensuring that lockout devices are affixed to energy isolation devices by authorized employees:  (a)  On or about March 10, 2014, cleaning was performed in the shredder discharge pit without lockout devices affixed to energy isolation devices associated with the takeaway conveyor #1.   To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that lockout devices are affixed to energy isolation devices as part of the hazardous energy control process.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $70000.00 · Current $70000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer does not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned:   The employer does not protect employees from hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces by providing permit-required confined space training to employees assigned duties involving entry into permit-required confined spaces:  (a)  On or about March 10, 2014, the employer did not provide permit-required confined space training to employees assigned to enter the shredder discharge pit to perform cleaning.   To abate this violation, the employer must provide permit-required confined space training for employees (authorized entrants, authorized attendants, and entry supervisors) to ensure that they acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary to safely perform their assigned duties.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $70000.00 · Current $70000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer does not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard were being followed:   The employer does not protect employees from the hazardous energy of machinery or equipment by conducting periodic inspections of machine or equipment specific hazardous energy control procedures at least annually:  (a)  On or about March 10, 2014, the employer had not conducted a periodic inspection of their energy control procedures for equipment associated with the shredding and sorting operations within the past year.  Inspections were last conducted in 2010.   To abate this violation, the employer must perform periodic inspections of machine or equipment specific hazardous energy control procedures.  The periodic inspections must be performed at least annually.  1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $70000.00 · Current $70000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer does not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program is understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls is acquired by employees:   The employer does not protect employees from the hazardous energy of machinery or equipment by providing lockout training to all authorized, affected, and other employees:  (a)  On or about March 7, 2014 and March 10, 2014, hazardous energy control (lockout) training had not been conducted for multiple employees assigned to enter the shredder discharge pit.   To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that lockout training is provided for all employees (authorized, affected, and other) to ensure that they acquire the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of energy controls.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2014-09-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee(s) does not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control:   The employer does not protect employees from the hazardous energy of machinery or equipment by providing lockout training that includes facility/process specific information such as, but not limited to, the recognition of hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of energy available and the methods necessary to isolate and control such energy:  (a)  On or about March 10, 2014, hazardous energy control (lockout) training did not include instruction on specific equipment energy control procedures relating to employees' assigned work activities.   To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that lockout training includes information such as, but not limited to, site/process specific hazardous energy source recognition/evaluation and the methods/means to isolate and control such energy.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days).  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).