OSHA Inspection: A.M. CASTLE & CO.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    a) A.M. Castle & Co., Franklin Park, IL, did not fully perform an evaluation of the workplace to determine whether all confined spaces were permit-required confined spaces, such as the chamber of the Viking RT-6018 shot blaster entered by maintenance employees and machine operators.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): 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 the permit required confined space (NOTE: A sign reading "DANGER--PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER" or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign):    a) A.M. Castle & Co., Franklin Park, IL, did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence, location and danger posed by potential existence of a permit-required confined space, including the chamber of the Viking RT-6018 shot blaster.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit required confined spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:    a) A.M. Castle & Co., Franklin Park, IL, before allowing employees to enter,did not develop and implement an effective written permit-required confined space program, in compliance with the OSHA Permit-Required Confined Space Standard, that addressed entry into the chamber of the Viking RT-6018 shot blaster by its maintenance employees and machine operators.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $5,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(ii): Training was not provided prior to or at the time of initial assignment and/or at least annually thereafter for employees likely to be exposed in excess of a permissible exposure limit (PEL) and for employees performing Class I through IV asbestos operations:    a) A.M. Castle & Co., Franklin Park, IL, did not provide annual asbestos training to all maintenance employees who periodically come into contact with asbestos, as defined by Class IV asbestos operations, during tasks performed at the facility.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $27,500 · Current $16,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv): The employer did not provide, at no cost to employees who perform housekeeping operations in an area which contains presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM) and/or other asbestos-containing material (ACM), an asbestos awareness training course:    Note: This training shall, at a minimum, contain the following elements:  Health effects of asbestos, locations of ACM and PACM in the building/facility, recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration, the requirements and contents of this standard relating to housekeeping, and proper response to fiber release episodes, to all employees who perform housekeeping work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present.  Each such employee shall be so trained at least once a year.    a) A.M. Castle & Co., Franklin Park, IL, did not provide an asbestos awareness training course to all new or recently hired employees who are responsible for housekeeping in areas of the facility where asbestos-containing material (ACM) and/or presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM) are present.     b) A.M. Castle & Co., Franklin Park, IL, did not provide an annual asbestos awareness training course to veteran employees who are responsible for housekeeping in areas of the facility where asbestos-containing material (ACM) and/or presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM) are present.  The employer did not retrain these affected employees since April 2012 asbestos awareness training.    A.M. Castle & Co., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 107725 as citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on April 19, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 3400 N. Wolf Road in Franklin Park, Illinois.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Apr 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(viii)(H): The employer did not ensure that each employee was informed of the contents of 29 CFR 1926.1101 and its appendices:  a) A.M. Castle & Co., Franklin Park, IL, did not ensure that each maintenance employee performing work covered under this standard was informed of the contents of the regulation and its appendices.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 24, 2015

Abate by

Apr 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(10)(i): The employer did not make readily available to affected employees without cost, written materials relating to employee training program, including a copy of this regulation:  a) A.M. Castle & Co., Franklin Park, IL, did not make readily available to employees without cost, written materials relating to the asbestos training program, including a copy of this regulation.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).