OSHA Inspection: SODEXO, INC.

Issued

Apr 27, 2016

Abate by

Jul 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  On or about March 30, 2016, employees perform servicing and maintenance activities such as installing, setting up, adjusting, inspecting, maintaining, repairing, cleaning, and servicing a variety of machine and equipment such as, but not limited to, HVAC equipment.  Employees did not  use lockout or tagout devices to isolate energy sources, inspection on lockout methods were not performed, nor was training provided to employees on the specific energy control measures.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.