URBANDALE, IA —
OSHA Inspection: DEPT OF AGRICULTURE - NRCS
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of DEPT OF AGRICULTURE - NRCS in 4407 121ST STREET, URBANDALE, IA 50323 (NAICS 924120). OSHA activity number 340582808.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DEPT OF AGRICULTURE - NRCS
- Site address
- 4407 121ST STREET
- City
- URBANDALE
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50323
- Mailing
- 4407 121ST STREET, URBANDALE, IA 50323
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 924120
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.157 E02
- Issued
- May 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly: (a) In the computer room, the fire extinguishers had not been inspected visually monthly and the inspection tag on the fire extinguisher was for the FM 200 system not the fire extinguisher.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- May 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check: (a) In the computer room, the employer did not ensure that the extinguishers were subjected to an annual maintenance check where the most recent annual maintenance check was unknown for the fire extinguisher as the tag was for the FM 200 Fire suppression system.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.160 B06
- Issued
- May 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.160(b)(6): Fixed extinguishing systems were not inspected annually by a person knowledgeable in the design and function of the system to assure that the system is maintained in good operating condition: (a) In the computer room, the FM 200 Fire suppression system, a fixed extinguishing system, was inspected annually as the tag, on the nearby fire extinguisher, indicated that it was most recently serviced in November, 2013.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.160 B07
- Issued
- May 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.160(b)(7): The weight and pressure of refillable containers of fixed extinguishing systems were not checked at least semiannually: (a) In the computer room, the FM 200 Fire suppression system, a fixed extinguishing system, did not have a record that the unit was checked semiannually for weight and pressure.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.160 B09
- Issued
- May 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.160(b)(9): Semi-annual inspection and maintenance dates of fixed extinguishing systems were not recorded on the container, on a tag attached to the container, or in a central location: (a) In the computer room, the FM 200 Fire suppression system, a fixed extinguishing system, did not have a record of the last semi-annual check.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- May 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: (a) At the USDA NRCS Document Center, employees were being trained but not evaluated every three years in the safe operation of Powered Industrial Vehicles such as Clark fork lifts.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.305 G01 IV B
- Issued
- May 12, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Flexible cords and/or cables were run through holes in walls, ceilings, floors or similar openings: (a) In the office cubicle 3, a relocatable power tab flexible (extension) cord was used to provide power to the computer station in the cubicle and the cord was run through a hole in the module wall.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.334 A01
- Issued
- May 12, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(1): Portable electric equipment was not handled in a manner which would not cause damage: (a) In the office cubicle 3, a relocatable power tab flexible (extension) cord was used to provide power to the computer station in the cubicle and the cord was run through an opening with sharp edges that could cause damage to the cord.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
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