OSHA Inspection: BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS & EXPLOSIVES, SEATTLE FIELD DIVISION

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 14, 2015

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employees were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  a) Facility, where locked designated exit doors included:    1. Front Entrance, where the door remained locked during work hours.  2. Personnel Door in the garage, where the door remained locked during work hours.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 14, 2015

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29 CFR 1910.38(a): The employer did not establish an emergency action plan whenever an OSHA standard in this part required one and did not meet the requirements of paragraphs (a)-(f)(3) of this section:   a) Facility, where employees would evacuate the building in the event of a fire, the fire extinguishers located throughout the work place were not inspected on an annual or monthly basis.    NOTE:  29 CFR 1910.157(a): Scope and application. The requirements of this section apply to the placement, use, maintenance, and testing of portable fire extinguishers provided for the use of employees. Paragraph (d) of this section does not apply to extinguishers provided for employee use on the outside of workplace buildings or structures. Where extinguishers are provided but are not intended for employee use and the employer has an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan that meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.39 respectively, then only the requirements of paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section apply.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.39(b): The employer did not establish a fire prevention plan that was in writing, kept in the workplace, and made available to employees for review (an employer with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the plan orally to employees):   a) Facility, where employees would evacuate the building in the event of a fire, the fire extinguishers located throughout the work place were not inspected on an annual or monthly basis.    NOTE:  29 CFR 1910.157(a): Scope and application. The requirements of this section apply to the placement, use, maintenance, and testing of portable fire extinguishers provided for the use of employees. Paragraph (d) of this section does not apply to extinguishers provided for employee use on the outside of workplace buildings or structures. Where extinguishers are provided but are not intended for employee use and the employer has an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan that meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.39 respectively, then only the requirements of paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section apply.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1):  The employer was not responsible for the inspection, maintenance and testing of all portable fire extinguishers in the workplace:   a) Facility, where fire extinguishers not inspected on an annual basis included, but not limited to:  1. Laundry Area, where the Amerex fire extinguisher was not equipped with an inspection tag.  2. Garage, where the Ansul Sentry fire extinguisher was equipped with an inspection tag dated May 2010.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 14, 2015

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:     a) Facility, where monthly inspections of portable fire extinguishers including, but not limited to, the Amerex and Ansul Sentry extinguishers were not performed.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 14, 2015

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a power industrial truck:   a) Facility, where each operator of the Toyota forklift had not received initial training.   The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives was previously cited for a violation of this standard which was contained in OSHA inspection no. 314898628, citation no. 1, item no. 2, issued on February 17, 2011 with respect to a workplace at Seattle, WA.

Issued

May 27, 2015

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29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points:    a) Radio Shop, where the placement of the workbench and the table reduced the aisle way width to 21 inches.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Abate by

Jul 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): The powered industrial truck (PITs) operators were not trained and evaluated at least once every three years:   a) Facility, where the operators of the Toyota forklift had not received refresher training and an evaluation since approximately May 2011.

Issued

May 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): Working space for equipment likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized was used for storage:  a) Garage, where working space in front of electrical panels used for storage included:  1. Panel PNL-HB, where a tire jack and two tires were stored in front of the panel.   2. Panel PNL-LA-1 and Panel PNL-LA-2, where hoses, buckets and spray bottles were stored in front of the panels.