OSHA Inspection: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:       The employer does not guard open-sided floors or platforms four feet or more above an adjacent floor or ground level. This violation occurred on or about August 5, 2014, on the airport shuttle track near Terminal C where employees were exposed to a fall hazard when clearing debris off the side of the track without guardrails or equivalent protection.       Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that employees are protected from falling when exposed to falls 4 feet or more above the floor or ground level.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed 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 employer has not established an energy control program for employees required to perform servicing and maintenance on machinery and equipment. This violation occurred on or about August 5, 2014, and at times prior thereto, at the facility where employees were exposed to struck-by and electrical hazards while performing maintenance and servicing work on an airport shuttle train system without having an energy control program that included energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that they develop and implement an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Sep 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(8): Lockout or tagout was not performed only by the authorized employees who are performing the servicing or maintenance:   The employer does not ensure that only the authorized employees who are performing service and maintenance work are locking or tagging out machines and equipment. This violation occurred on or about August 5, 2014, and at times prior thereto, at the facility where employees were exposed to struck-by and electrical hazards while performing maintenance and servicing work on an airport shuttle train system without having the employees performing the servicing work lock or tag out the energy sources.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that the employees that are authorized to perform service or maintenance work on machines and equipment are using a lockout or tagout system that is under their control.