OSHA Inspection: TACTICAL CLEANING ACQUISITION, LLC

Issued

Dec 7, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(vi): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit entry operations, including, but not limited to, verifying that conditions in the permit space are accepable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry:     On or about September 22, 2017, Tactical Cleaning Acquisition, LLC had employees enter and work within a rail tank car, GLNX 24138, and the employer did not develop and implement procedures and practices to verify that conditions in the permit space were acceptable for entry throughout the duration of authorized entry.

Issued

Dec 7, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employees, testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5):      On or about September 22, 2017, the employer had employees working within two railcars, GLNX 24138 and NATX 364178, at the same time, and the employer did not have two operating air monitors in working order, in order to verify conditions were acceptable for entry throughout the duration of authorized entry for both permit required confined spaces.

Issued

Dec 7, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(vii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not ensure that equipment, such as ladders, needed for safe ingress and egress by authorized entrants were used properly:         On or about September 22, 2017, the employer had employees working within railcar, GLNX 24138, and the employer did not maintain a ladder in the permit-required confined space for ingress and egress by authorized entrants.

Issued

Dec 7, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(viii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not ensure that employees properly used rescue and emergency equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9):  On or about September 22, 2017, the employer had employees working within railcars, GLNX 24138 and NATX 364178, and the employer did not provide the necessary rescue and emergency equipment at each permit-required confined space.  This equipment would include the following:   a.         Harness for each authorized entrant, b.         Retrieval line/lanyard to be attached at the center of the entrants back near shoulder level, and c.         Mechanical device/tripod outside the permit space to which a retrieval line can be attached.

Issued

Dec 7, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(ii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing or monitoring the permit space as necessary:    On or about September 22, 2017, the employer had employees working within railcars, GLNX 24138 and NATX 364178, and the employer did not monitor entry conditions where authorized employees were working.

Issued

Dec 7, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and/or for preventing unauthorized entry:        On or about September 22, 2017, the employer had employees working within railcars, GLNX 24138 and NATX 364178, and the employer did not develop and implement procedures for the following:      a.         Summoning rescue and emergency services,  b.         Rescuing entrants from permit spaces, and  c.         Preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue.

Issued

Dec 7, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(j)(4): The employer did not ensure that each entry supervisor verified that rescue services were available and that the means for summoning them were operable:         On or about September 22, 2017, the employer had employees working within railcar, GLNX 24138, and the entry supervisor did not verify that rescue services were available and that means for summoning rescue services were operable.

Issued

Dec 7, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each member of the rescue service was provided with, and trained to use properly the personal protective equipment and rescue equipment necessary for making rescues from permit spaces:       On or about September 22, 2017, the employer had employees working within railcars, GLNX 24138 and NATX 364178, and the employer had not evaluated a prospective rescuers ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner.

Issued

Dec 7, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:       On or about September 22, 2017, the employer had employees working within railcar, GLNX 24138, and the employer did not fill out an entry permit prior to authorizing entry.

Issued

Dec 7, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(j)(2): The employer did not ensure that each entry supervisor verified, by checking that the appropriate entries had been made on the permit, that all tests specified by the permit had been conducted and that all procedures and equipment specified by the permit were in place before endorsing the permit and allowing entry to begin:    On or about September 22, 2017, the employer had employees working within railcar, GLNX 24138, and the entry supervisor did not verify the entry permit completion prior to allowing entry, by the following:    a. Checking that appropriate entries have been made on the permit,   b. All tests specified by the permit have been conducted, and  c. All procedures and equipment specified by the permit are in place.

Issued

Dec 7, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3): A retrieval system or methods were not used to facilitate non-entry rescue when an authorized entrant entered a permit space:       On or about September 22, 2017, the employer had employees working within railcars, GLNX 24138 and NATX 364178, and the employer did not ensure that retrieval systems consisting of a chest or full body harness with retrieval line attached and a mechanical device capable of retrieving personnel from permit spaces with more than a 5 foot vertical depth were used.