OSHA Inspection: GENERAL LIGHTING & SIGN SERVICES, INC

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Dec 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $8,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(a): Before it begins work at a worksite, each employer did not ensure that a competent person identifies all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directs may work, and identifies each space that is a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary.      This violation occurred on or about May 24, 2016, and at times prior to, at 7930 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, General Lighting & Sign Service, Inc. did not have a competent person identify the overhead crawl spaces as confined spaces or consider and evaluate the crawls spaces as possible permit-required confined spaces.

Issued

Sep 28, 2016

Abate by

Dec 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1207(a): The employer did not provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and ensure that the employee possesses the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this standard. This training must result in an understanding of the hazards in the permit space and the methods used to isolate, control or in other ways protect employees from these hazards, and for those employees not authorized to perform entry rescues, in the dangers of attempting such rescue.    This violation occurred on or about May 24, 2016, and at times prior to, at 7930 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, General Lighting & Sign Service, Inc employees required to work in a permit-required confined space were not provided with training to safely perform live electrical work exposing employees to the hazards of coming into contact with live electrical conductors.