OSHA Inspection: SGS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8908.00 · Current $4334.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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)    On or about May 12, 2016 for employees exposed to fire hazards where the exit route downstairs leads to a double barn door that is secured shut with a 6X6 beam of lumber near eight barrels of crude waste at or near 301 2nd Street West in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color:       (a)    On or about May 12, 2016 for employees exposed to fire hazards where the exit signs are not illuminated and there is not emergency lighting in the facility at or near 301 2nd Street West in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(e): The employer did not install and maintain an operable employee alarm system that has a distinctive signal to warn employees of fire or other emergencies:     (a)    On or about May 12, 2016 for employees exposed to fire hazards while conducting laboratory analysis in the facility at or near 301 2nd Street West in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8908.00 · Current $4333.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(2): Exit routes must be arranged so that employees will not have to travel toward a high hazard area, unless the path of travel is effectively shielded from the high hazard area by suitable partitions or other physical barriers:      (a) On or about May 12, 2016 for employees exposed to fire hazards where the exit route downstairs leads to a barn door near eight barrels of crude waste at or near 301 2nd Street West in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations was not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:       (a)    On or about May 12, 2016 for employees exposed to fire hazards where approximately 250 gallons of crude waste and other flammables are stored near general purpose electrical equipment in the downstairs area at or near 301 2nd Street West in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8908.00 · Current $4333.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less was used for storage:       (a)    On or about May 12, 2016 for employees exposed to fire and electrical hazards where an electrical panel and knife switch were blocked by boxes of sample bottles in the downstairs storage area at or near 301 2nd Street West in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures, or by any of the means identified in sub-paragraphs (A)through (D) of this paragraph:       (a)    On or about May 12, 2016 for employees exposed to electrical hazards where energized wires with wire nuts were protruding through a wall in the main office area at or near 301 2nd Street West in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:       (a)    On or about May 12, 2016 for employees exposed to fire and electrical hazards where laboratory equipment was plugged into a makeshift receptacle made of an extension cord in the oil lab area at or near 301 2nd Street West in Williston, North Dakota.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate respiratory hazards in the workplace to include a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to respiratory hazards and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:       (a)    On or about May 12, 2016 for employees exposed to respiratory hazards where employees use N95 and full face respirators while conducting laboratory analyses in the oil laboratory and GC laboratory at or near 301 2nd Street West in Williston, North Dakota.