OSHA Inspection: 40 WEST 22 STREET TENANTS COOPERATIVE CORP. C/O KYROUS REALTY GROUP

Issued

Aug 15, 2014

Abate by

Aug 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · 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.    Site: 40 West 22nd Street New York, NY 10010    On or about 4/24/14    a) The employer did not have a Lock Out/Tag Out written program consisting of energy control.

Issued

Aug 15, 2014

Abate by

Aug 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.  Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.  Site: 40 West 22nd Street New York, NY  On or about 4/24/14  a) The employer did not implement Lock Out/Tag Out procedures to isolate the elevator from its power source.

Issued

Aug 15, 2014

Abate by

Aug 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.  Site: 40 West 22nd Street New York, NY  On or about 4/24/14  a) The employer did not provide hardware such as but not limited to: locks, tags, blocks, wedges and pins for isolating, securing or blocking the elevator.

Issued

Aug 15, 2014

Abate by

Aug 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:  Site: 40 West 22nd Street New York, NY  On or about 4/24/14  a) No adequate training was provided by the employer to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees.