OSHA Inspection: EWP RENEWABLE CORPORATION

Issued

2018-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $3880.00 Reduced

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:    Location: Springfield power        On or about January 11, 2018, the employer did not implement an adequate written respiratory protection program for employees who were required to wear air purifying full face elastomeric respirators for work tasks associated with the liquid ammonia system maintenance in the Polishing Selective Catalytic Reduction System room, as well as self-contained breathing apparatus type respirators with elastomeric face pieces that are provided in the boiler area for escape use in the event of fire.

Issued

2018-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for canisters and cartridges that was based on objective information or data that would ensure that canisters and cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:    Location:  Ammonia pump room  On or about January 11, 2018, the employer did not implement a change out schedule based on objective information or data for ammonia cartridges used with the North 7600 masks worn by employees during ammonia system maintenance and repair.

Issued

2018-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    Location: Springfield Power, Ammonia pump room.  On or about January 11, 2018, the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators were medically evaluated to ensure their ability to use a respirator before they were fit tested or required to use the respirator while working on the liquid ammonia system.

Issued

2018-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting face piece respirator were not annually fit tested:    Location: Springfield Power        On or about January 11, 2018, the employer did not provide fit testing to employees who were required to wear full face elastomeric respirators during maintenance tasks on the liquid ammonia system.

Issued

2018-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    Location: Springfield power        On or about January 11, 2018, the employer did not ensure that employees performing work where full face respirator use was required were free of facial hair negatively impacting the sealing surface of the facepiece while working on the liquid ammonia system.

Issued

2018-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(3)(i)(B): Respirators maintained for use in emergency situations were not inspected at least monthly and in accordance with manufacturer recommendations:    Location: Springfield power, turbine room        On or about March 27, 2018, the employer did not ensure that two different types of self contained breathing apparatus type respirators intended for emergency situations were inspected at least monthly and in accordance with manufacturer recommendations.

Issued

2018-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(3)(iii): Self-contained breathing apparatus were not inspected monthly, maintained in a fully charged state, recharged when the pressure falls to 90% and the employer did not determine that the regulator and warning devices function properly:      Location: Springfield power, turbine room.       On or about March 27, 2018, the employer did not determine that the air cylinders for SCBA respirators had the function of regulators and warning devices checked monthly.

Issued

2018-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $4850.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a)Location: boiler chemical room  On or about January 9, 2018, the employer did not have suitable eyewash stations and showers available for employees in that the shower was not functional and water did not actuate for employee use in the areas where employees were required to mix and verify levels of water treatment chemicals such as Drewphos PT, Drewamine 1791, and Mekor 6701 which are all corrosives.    b) Location: first floor of turbine building  On or about January 9, 2018, the employer did not have suitable eyewash stations available for employees in that the eyewash station and shower had not been inspected on a regular basis to ensure function, and the emergency eyewash in place for chemicals to include sodium hypochlorite 12.5% did not function when activated.    c)Location: Cooling tower pump house  On or about January 9, 2018, the employer did not have suitable eyewash stations available for employees required to check and fill sulfuric acid levels in the cooling tower pump house in that the portable eyewash station had not been maintained on a regular basis.    d)Location: PSCR Ammonia room  On or about January 11, 2018, the employer did not have suitable eyewash stations available for employees who work on ammonia system, and replace ammonia pumps in that the portable eyewash station had not been maintained on a regular basis.

Issued

2018-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $4850.00 Reduced

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:    Location: Springfield Power  On or about January 11, 2018, the employer had not maintained or implemented an adequate written hazard communication program for the worksite where materials are handled by employees such as liquid ammonia and sulfuric acid, which can cause serious burns to skin and eyes. Additional corrosive boiler chemicals include Dewphos PT, Drewamine 1791, and Mekor 6701.

Issued

2018-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.    Location: Springfield power: cooling tower pump house        On or about January 11, 2018, the employer did not ensure that the following secondary containers were marked with the product identifier and minimally, the hazards associated with that material.    a) Sulfuric acid- large tank outside of cooling tower pump house and small yellow barrel secondary container of sulfuric acid inside of pump house.    b) Sodium hypochlorite- two large tote containers in cooling tower pump house; and    c) Ammonia tank for polishing selective catalytic  reduction system (PSCR)

Issued

2018-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):    Location: Springfield Power  On or about January 11, 2018, employees had not received training specific to their worksite as required by 1910.1200(h)(3), and had only received generic online training which did not cover the hazards of ammonia and sulfuric acid.

Issued

2018-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    Location: Springfield Power        On or about Januray 11, 2018, the employer did not ensure that employees who voluntarily wear respirators such as but not limited to N95 filtering face piece respirators, were provided with the basic advisory information on respirators in Appendix D.