OSHA Inspection: SIFERD PLUMBING HEATING & A/C SERVICES CO., LLC

Issued

2015-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    A)    Siferd Plumbing Heating & AC Services Co., LLC, conducting work at the private residence located at 6210 Township Road 254, Arcadia, OH 44804: On or about June 16, 2015, the employer failed to evaluate the workplace in order to determine if the wastewater treatment systems tank was a permit-required confined space. Hazards, associated with a permit-required confined space, were not identified before employees were required to enter the wastewater treatment systems tank in order to conduct repairs. Employees were exposed to the hazards such as, but not limited to, atmospheric hazards (hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide).

Issued

2015-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:    A)    Siferd Plumbing Heating & AC Services Co., LLC, conducting work at the private residence located at 6210 Township Road 254, Arcadia, OH 44804: On or about June 16, 2015, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit-required confined space program. Employee were required to enter the wastewater treatment systems tank in order to conduct repairs and were exposed to the hazards such as, but not limited to, atmospheric hazards (hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide). A written permit-required confined space program shall include elements such as, but not limited to:  ª Measures to prevent unauthorized entry;  ª Hazard identification and evaluation;  ª Means, procedures, and practices for safe permit entry operations including the specification of acceptable entry conditions, provisions for authorized entrants or their authorized representative to observe any monitoring or testing, isolation of the space, purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards, and verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry;  ª Necessary equipment;  ª Evaluation of permit space conditions;  ª Providing attendant(s);  ª Designation of active roles (authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisors) in entry operations;  ª Procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue.

Issued

2015-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:     A)    Siferd Plumbing Heating & AC Services Co., LLC, conducting work at the private residence located at 6210 Township Road 254, Arcadia, OH 44804: On or about June 16, 2015, the employer failed to provide training to ensure that employees, who were required to enter a permit-required confined space, acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for safe performance of the work. Hazards, associated with a permit-required confined space, were not identified before employees were required to enter the wastewater treatment systems tank in order to conduct repairs. Employees were exposed to the hazards such as, but not limited to, atmospheric hazards (hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide).