OSHA Inspection: DEDICATED TCS, LLC

Issued

Apr 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(2)(i): The employer did not provide a respirator for employee use in IDLH atmospheres:    On or about October 8, 2015, at the New Orleans Facility, the employer failed to ensure that employees were provided respiratory protection equipment necessary to protect the health of each employee.

Issued

Apr 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):     The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace.    On or about October 8, 2015, at the New Orleans Facility, the employer failed to ensure that employees received a medical evaluation prior to implementing respiratory protection for employees.

Issued

Apr 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting face piece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.    On or about October 8, 2015, and at times prior thereto, at the New Orleans Facility, the employer failed to ensure that employees had received a quantitative or qualitative fit test, which ever is recommended by the manufacturer.

Issued

Apr 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 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:    On or about October 8, 2015, the employer failed to implement a written confined permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146 at the New Orleans Facility.  The employer did not implement a written program that:    a) Established and implemented the means, procedures and practices to eliminate or control hazards necessary for safe permit space entry operations;    b) Identified employee job duties;    c) Implemented appropriate procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, and preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting rescue; and    d) Implemented a system for the preparation, issue, use and cancellation of entry permits;

Issued

Apr 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i):     Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions existed before entry was authorized to begin.    On or about October 8, 2015, at the Rail Wash Station, employees were allowed to enter a railcar that had not been evaluated to determine if the space contained a safe atmosphere.

Issued

Apr 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(i):     When designating rescue and emergency services pursuant to paragraph (d)(9), the employer did not evaluate the prospective rescuer's ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner, considering the hazards identified:    On or about October 8, 2015, employees were required to enter permit-required confined spaces  (i.e., tanker trucks, trailers, and railcars) at the New Orleans tank cleaning facility; the employer failed to ensure that the prospective rescue service was able to respond to the facility in a timely manner.

Issued

Apr 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(ii):   The employer did not evaluate a prospective rescue service's ability, in terms of proficiency with rescue-related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the particular permit space or types of permit spaces identified.  On or about October 8, 2015, employees were required to enter permit-required confined spaces at the New Orleans tank cleaning facility; the employer failed to ensure that the prospective rescue service had been evaluated to determine their ability to provide rescue from permit spaces maintained onsite (i.e., tanker trucks, trailers, and railcars).

Issued

Apr 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $10,780 · Current $5,390 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1):     Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.14(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit.    This violation occurred on or about October 8, 2015, at the New Orleans Facility, when the employer failed to prepare an entry permit prior to an employee entering a railcar.    DEDICATED TCS WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD WHICH IS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION # 388589, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 4 AND WAS AFFIRMED A FINAL ORDER ON March 11, 2013, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 23330 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD, CHANNAHON, IL 60410.

Issued

Apr 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $26,950 · Current $13,475 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(j)(2):     The employer did not ensure that each entry supervisor verified, by checking that the appropriate entries had been made on the permit, that all tests specified by the permit had been conducted and that all procedures and equipment specified by the permit had been in-place before endorsing the permit and allowing entry to begin.    On or about October 8, 2015, at the New Orleans Facility, the employer failed to ensure that an entry supervisor verified the entry permit for a railcar before entry was allowed.      Dedicated TCS, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, 29CFR 1910.146(j)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 415682, citation number 1, item number 7 and was affirmed as a final order on November 20, 2012 with respect to a workplace located at 17356 Torrence Ave, Lansing, IL 60438.              Dedicated TCS, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, 29CFR 1910.146(j)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 987019, citation number 2, item number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on May 18, 2015 with respect to a workplace located at 23330 South Frontage Road W, Channahon, IL 60410.

Issued

Apr 5, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $26,950 · Current $13,475 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3)(ii): An authorized entrant entered a permit space and did not have the other end of the retrieval line attached to a mechanical device or fixed point outside the permit space in such a manner that rescue could begin as soon as the rescuer becomes aware that rescue is necessary.    This violation occurred on or about October 8, 2015, at the New Orleans Facility, when the employer allowed employees to enter a permit space within a railcar without ensuring that they were attached to a retrieval device or fixed point outside the railcar.    Dedicated TCS, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, 29CFR 1910.146(k)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 415682, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on November 20, 2012 with respect to a workplace located at 17356 Torrence Ave, Lansing, IL 60438.        Dedicated TCS, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, 29CFR 1910.146(k)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 388589, citation number 1, item number 7 and was affirmed as a final order on March 11, 2013 with respect to a workplace located at 23330 South Frontage Road W, Channahon, IL 60410.         Dedicated TCS, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, 29CFR 1910.146(k)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 987019, citation number 2, item number 6 and was affirmed as a final order on 5/18/2015 with respect to a workplace located at 23330 South Frontage Road W, Channahon, IL 60410.