OSHA Inspection: WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Abate by

Mar 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):  Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:  a) 30 Boynton St., Worcester, MA: On or about February 20, 2015, employees were observed working on the roof of this building, to clear plumbing vents, without any personal protective equipment which would prevent them from falling off this roof to the ground more than 5 stories below.   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Abate by

Mar 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment (PPE):  a) 30 Boynton St., Worcester, MA: On or about February 20, 2015, the employer had not provided any training to its employees sent to clear plumbing vents on the roof of this building pertaining to the PPE necessary to perform this work.   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Abate by

Mar 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  a) 30 Boynton St., Worcester, MA: On or about February 20, 2015, employees were sent to work on the roof of this building, to clear plumbing vents, without management having prepared a written hazard assessment of the rooftop work location.