OSHA Inspection: ALLIED WASTE SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to safety and health hazards:    (a) Location ? 300 Forest Street, Peabody, MA:    On or about 11/28/14, the employer failed to ensure that workers were protected from safety and health hazards while working at a Waste Transfer Station.      Among other methods, one acceptable method to abate this hazard is to develop a safety program and provide education and training in accordance with ANSI Z245.42-2012 Waste Transfer Station ? Safety Requirements, including but not limited to the following:    7.2 Safety Program    a)   A documented hazard assessment in which the employer conducts a review of the various equipment, systems, processes, and functions within the facility and the hazards associated with them, including sampling or measurements, where appropriate, to the type of hazard, as well as the persons who may potentially encounter these hazards;     b)   An evaluation of the means and methods of controlling the hazards identified in the hazard assessment, including information such as industry and regulatory requirements, instruction for the operation, inspection and maintenance of equipment, literature, surveys and professional consultations appropriate to the hazards that are identified;    c)    Periodic reviews to ensure the effectiveness of the safety program.      7.3 Safety, education and training    7.3.1 General     Facility operators and employers shall be responsible for ensuring all employees, including supervisors and contract laborers are properly trained appropriate to their assigned jobs and tasks.  Contractors shall be advised of the hazards related to the operation of the facility, which may affect the activities in which the contractor?s employees will engage.      7.3.1.1 Safety, education and training    Safety, education and training shall be provided at least upon initial assignment to a job or task, with periodic refresher training as necessary to maintain the required level of competence.  Retraining shall be provided for employee whenever there is a change in their job assignments, or a change in machines, equipment or processes that present a new hazard.  Additional retraining also shall be provided whenever a periodic inspection reveals, or whenever the employer has reason to believe, that there are employee deviations from procedures, or inadequacies in the employee?s knowledge of procedures.      Training shall be provided to the employee prior to initial assignment to a job, and when there is a change in assigned duties.  Periodic refresher training shall be provided as required by applicable regulations.      7.3.1.3 Contractors    The employer and facility owner shall require that contractors provide employees who are adequately trained for the scope of work assigned in the facility, taking into account the notifications provided by the facility operator.      7.3.2 Training records    The employer or the facility operator shall maintain records of training to include the date(s) of the training and the type of training received.  Records shall be maintained as required by applicable regulations.  Contractors and employers of contract laborers shall provide the facility operator with appropriate training records upon demand.      7.3.3 Training requirements    Training curricula requirements are outlined in Table 7-1.  These requirements shall be in accordance with federal and state OSHA and other federal agency requirements.  In the event of ambiguity or conflict, federal or state standards prevail.  Table 7-1 specifies the need for training and the level of training based upon the classes of employees typically found in a facility, and its application in a particular facility will depend upon the individual operation.  The table provided for three levels of training relative to the various training curricula set forth in this section:  (1) Mandatory detailed training;  (2) Training modified as applicable to the individual duties and responsibilities as well as the nature of the technology operated by or encountered by the worker; and  (3) Training for the recognition and avoidance of hazards.      7.3.3.1 Site safety orientation    Employers shall provide general site safety orientation and training to all employees and any personnel who are directly involved with facility operations to enhance personnel safety and health.      Training shall include at a minimum:    General work rules and regulations;  �Facility and processing equipment familiarization;  Emergency Action Plan  Personnel responsibilities  Alarms, egress/evacuation, fire exits;  Rescue and medical duties, access to health care professionals, basic first aid, eye wash, etc.   Reporting; Vehicle collision, injury and property damage reporting