OSHA Inspection: UNITED PLUMBING OF MONTGOMERY INC.

Issued

Jul 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $5,070

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(a): Before employees began work at a worksite, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directed may have worked, and/or did not identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary:  (a)156 East Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama: On or about February 4, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directed worked, and/or did not identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary.

Issued

Jul 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $5,070

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(d): The employer did not implement a written permit space program as required by the standard after it decided that employees it directs will enter a permit space.  (a) 156 East Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama: On or about February 4, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer did not implement a written permit space program as required by the standard.

Issued

Jul 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $5,070

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, to ensure that they possessed the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned. This includes an understanding of the hazards in the permit space and the methods used to isolate, control or in other ways protect the employees from these hazards.  (a)156 East Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama: On or about February 4, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer did not provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard to ensure that they possessed the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned. This includes an understanding of the hazards in the permit space and the methods used to isolate, control or in other ways protect the employees from these hazards.

Issued

Jul 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $2,897

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a)156 East Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama: On or about February 4, 2017 and times prior the employer did not ensure that employees walking/working on the roof of a residential house unclogging the drainage system through the vent used fall protection. The employees were exposed to falls  up to 11feet 6 inches.

Issued

Jul 20, 2017

Abate by

Aug 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $3,622

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:  (a) On or about February 4, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that employees were allowed to handle chemicals such as but not limited to Sulfuric Acid, PVC Cement and drain opener without being provided with a hazard communications program.

Issued

Jul 20, 2017

Abate by

Aug 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a)On and about February 4, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment.

Issued

Jul 20, 2017

Abate by

Jul 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (a) On or about February 4, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators as presented in Appendix D of 29CFR 1910.134 to employees wearing respirators voluntarily when working in dusty worksites.