OSHA Inspection: THE WENDY'S COMPANY

Issued

Sep 22, 2014

Abate by

Apr 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $5,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:  Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.    Jobsite:    An employee was standing on a HVAC unit support structure while servicing the unit and was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 14.5 feet.  Facilities Technicians were going onto roofs without adequate fall protection while being exposed to fall hazards greater than 6 feet.

Issued

Sep 22, 2014

Abate by

Dec 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $5,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    Jobsites:    The company's written lock out / tag out ( LOTO ) program is not adequate, in that it does not describe LOTO procedures for specific pieces of equipment or classes of equipment, for example HVAC units, exhaust fans, walk-in coolers, and refrigeration equipment.

Issued

Sep 22, 2014

Abate by

Dec 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    Jobsites:    The company's auditing of energy control procedures does not identify the equipment for which lock out - tag out procedures are being evaluated during the company's Safety Verifications.

Issued

Sep 22, 2014

Abate by

Dec 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The periodic inspection certification of energy control procedures did not contain the required documentation on identification of the machine or equipment, inspection date, employees included, and the person performing the inspection:     Jobsites:     The company's Safety Verification is the only documented review of the lockout / tagout ( LOTO ) program for Facilities Technicians.  It does not include the identification of any machines of which energy control procedures were evaluated.

Issued

Sep 22, 2014

Abate by

Dec 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did 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.    Jobsites:    Employees were not adequately trained in the recognition of hazardous energy sources such as mechanical energy and highly pressurized refrigerants or the control of those sources.

Issued

Sep 22, 2014

Abate by

Mar 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $5,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:    Jobsite:    Facilities Technicians were not adequately trained in safe electrical work practices for live work on electrical equipment.

Issued

Sep 22, 2014

Abate by

Mar 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:    Jobsites:    Facilities technicians were not provided with and do not wear appropriate personal protective equipment such as voltage rated rubber gloves, arc-rated clothing, and face shields when exposed to live electrical parts during troubleshooting of circuits up to approximately 208 volts.