OSHA Inspection: BASIN ANCHOR STEAM & PRESSURE SOLUTIONS INC.

Issued

Jul 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $12,675

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program for employees required to clean the inside of frac tanks and exposed them to adverse health effects from exposure to chemical hazards.

Issued

Jul 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace such as but not limited to xylene, benzene, and trimethylbenzene, to name some, to determine the appropriate respirator.

Issued

Jul 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  The employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees required to use a respirator during the cleaning of acid tanks and/or working inside a confined space; exposing employees to hazardous atmospheric conditions.

Issued

Jul 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  The employer did not provide fit tests for employees required to use a respirator during the cleaning of acid tanks and/or working inside a confined space; exposing employees to hazardous atmospheric conditions.

Issued

Jul 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $12,675

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:  The employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program for employees required to work inside frac tanks and exposed them to adverse health effects while working in hazardous atmospheres.

Issued

Jul 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:  The employer did not ensure training for employees required to work inside frac tanks and exposed them to adverse health effects while working in hazardous atmospheres.

Issued

Jul 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $12,675

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  The employer did not have a written hazard communication program for employees required to clean the inside of frac tanks and exposed them to adverse health effects from exposure to chemical hazards such as benzene and xylene to name a few.