OSHA Inspection: SERIGRAPHI OHIO, INC.

Issued

2016-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11224.00 · Current $7857.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not establish any elements of an energy control program.

Issued

2016-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11224.00 · Current $7857.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a):     "General." Safety-related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized.The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards.    a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (120-480 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the equipment throughout the facility, neither a flash hazard analysis was conducted to determine the proper protection required nor was a flash protection boundary established to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.     ABATEMENT NOTE: One method of abatement, among others, includes conducting a flash hazard analysis in compliance with NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace to determine the flash protection boundary and the use of electrical protective equipment as necessary for the specific related hazards of each task.

Issued

2016-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i):     Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards shall be provided with,and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to beperformed.Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part.    a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (120-480 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the equipment throughout the facility, employees did not wear and were not provided with the necessary personal protective equipment to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.

Issued

2016-11-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2):     "Work on energized equipment." Only qualified persons may work on electric circuit parts or equipment that have not been deenergized under the procedures of paragraph (b) of this section. Such persons shall be capable of working safely on energized circuits and shall be familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools.    a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (120-480 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the equipment throughout the facility, employees were not capable of working safely on energized circuits and were not familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, and insulating and shielding materials to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.