OSHA Inspection: INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

Issued

2015-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  (a)     Docket Room Rear -   (b)   Third Floor - Employees are required to press a button when leaving their work space to open the exit door, on or about January 13, 2015.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(2): Exit route doors were operated by a device or alarm that could restrict emergency use of the exit route if the device or alarm fails:  (a)     Docket Room Rear -  Employee conducting work in a file storage room in which, if the door is closed, a button needs to be pressed to exit the room, on or about January 13, 2015.  (b)   Third Floor - Employees are required to press a button when leaving their work space to open the exit door, on or about January 13, 2015.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points:  (a)  Docket Room, Rear Room - Employee was working in a room where the exit access pathway had been reduced to less than 28 inches at some points because of boxes of files stored in the area, on or about February 5, 2015.  (b) Throughout 4th Floor, Perimeter Areas Outside Workstations - Employees designated exit access pathway had been reduced to less than 28 inches at some points because items such as file cabinets, tables/chairs and boxes of material were stored in the area, on or about January 13, 2015.  (c) Throughout 3rd Floor, Perimeter Areas Outside Workstations - Employees designated exit access pathway had been reduced to less than 28 inches at some points because items such as file cabinets, tables/chairs and boxes of material were stored in the area, on or about January 13, 2015.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(4):  Objects that projected into the exit route reduced the width of the exit route to less than the minimum width requirements for exit routes:  (a) Fourth Floor By Exterior Windows - Employee was observed getting files out of a drawer that was projecting into the exit route thereby reducing it to less than the minimum width, on or about January 13, 2015.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:  (a) Fourth Floor by Exterior Windows - The employees are working in an area in which the exit access is missing a sign pointing to the nearest exit, on or about January 13, 2015.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Storage of material created a hazard:  (a) Docket Room, Front Room - An employee working in this space is responsible handling files located on two storage cabinets that were one inch off the floor, not secured and very shaky, on or about January 13, 2015.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1960.12(c): 29 CFR 1960.12(c):  The Agency poster was not posted to inform employees of the provisions of the Act, Executive Order 12196, and the agency occupational safety and health program:  (a) IRS Work Space - The employees were working in a space and the employer did not have an agency poster posted informing of the their occupational safety and health program, on or about January 13, 2015.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1960.55(a): 29 CFR 1960.55(a):  The Agency did not provide safety and health training for supervisory employees:  (a)  IRS Work Space - Management Officials responsible for the safety and health of their workers were working in a space that had numerous exit access and egress hazards and their employer did not provide them with safety and health training, on or about January 13, 2015.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1960.59(a): 29 CFR 1960.59(a):  The Agency did not provide appropriate safety and health training for employees:  (a) IRS Work Space - Employees worked in work space with numerous exit access and exit egress hazards, and their employer had not provided them with safety and health training, on or about January 13, 2015.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-07-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1960.59(b): 29 CFR 1960.59(b):  The Agency did not provide occupational safety and health training for employees of the agency who are representatives of employee groups, such as labor organizations which are recognized by the agency, shall include both introductory and specialized courses and materials that will enable such groups to function appropriately in ensuring safe and healthful working conditions and practices in the workplace and enable them to effectively assist in conducting workplace safety and health inspections:  (a) IRS Work Space - Representatives of NTEU, who represent the employees who were exposed to the exit access and exit egress hazards, had not received safety and health training from the employer on or about January 13, 2015.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.