OSHA Inspection: R & L CARRIERS SHARED SERVICES, L.L.C.

Issued

Feb 19, 2015

Abate by

Mar 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,600 · Current $6,600

Hazardous substances 05602390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(i): The senior emergency response official responding to an emergency did not become the individual in charge of a site-specific Incident Command System (ICS):  Facility:  The "senior official", who was a designated individual from a third party company to respond to an emergency was not present on the site and was unable to become the individual in charge of the site-specific Incident Command System (ICS).

Issued

Feb 19, 2015

Abate by

Mar 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05602390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(ii): The individual in charge of the incident command system did not identify, to the extent possible, all hazardous substances or conditions present and did not address, as appropriate, site analysis, use of engineering controls, maximum exposure limits, hazardous substance handling procedures and the use of any new technologies:  Loading Dock: Employees were exposed to chemical, fire and explosive hazards when the managment did not evaluate the chemical that was spilled in order to aid in the selection of appropriate employee protection methods prior to applying sorbent materials to the area where the chemical was leaking from the punctured drum.

Issued

Feb 19, 2015

Abate by

Mar 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05602390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iii): Based on the hazardous substances and/or conditions present, the individual in charge of the ICS did not implement appropriate emergency operations and did not ensure that the personal protective equipment worn was appropriate for the hazards encountered  Loading Dock:  Employees were exposed to chemical, fire and explosive hazards when the individual in charge did not ensure that the proper PPE was selected and worn by the personnel that was performing as first responder operations level at a chemical spill.

Issued

Feb 19, 2015

Abate by

Mar 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 05602390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iv): Employees engaged in emergency response and exposed to hazardous substances presenting an inhalation hazard or potential inhalation hazard, did not wear positive-pressure self-contained breathing apparatus until such time that the individual in charge of the incident command system determined through the use of air monitoring that a decreased level of respiratory protection would not result in hazardous exposures to employees:   Loading Dock: An employee was exposed to potential inhalation hazards when the individual in charge did not provide respiratory protection while performing work as a first responder operations level at a chemical spill.

Issued

Feb 19, 2015

Abate by

Feb 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $33,000 · Current $6,600 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1): The employer did not develop and implement an emergency response plan to handle anticipated emergencies prior to commencement of emergency response operations:    Terminal: The employer did not establish and implement an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) when they were performing as first responder operations level at a chemical spill and were exposed to chemical, fire and explosive hazards.    R & L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(I-XI) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315156828, citation number 1, items number 1 (A-K) and was affirmed as a final order on October 04, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 4359 W. 36th Street Chicago IL 60632.

Issued

Feb 19, 2015

Abate by

Feb 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $27,500 · Current $6,600 Reduced

Hazardous substances 05602390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(ii): First responders at the operational level did not receive at least eight hours of training or did not have sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency in the areas required by 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(ii)(A) through (q)(6)(ii)(F) and/or the employer did not so certify:    Facility:  Employees were exposed to chemical, fire and explosive hazards at a chemical spill were not trained to at least the minimum level of training required by this section when they were performing as first responder operations level.    R & L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(I) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315156828, citation number 1, items number 1 L and was affirmed as a final order on October 04, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 4359 W. 36th Street Chicago IL 60632.