OSHA Inspection: ALPHA TECHNICAL SERVICES, LC

Issued

2019-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $8951.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(iv): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide personal protective equipment in so far as feasible engineering and work practice controls did not adequately protect employees:    a) On or about May 24, 2019 at Bay 2 of the 704 area, employees did not use effective personal protective equipment when cleaning out tank 1155 that contained aniline waste.

Issued

2019-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $8951.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): 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.    a) On or about June 8, 2019, in the 704 area, employees that were not part of the rescue team entered ISO tank TRLU 830030-0 to rescue an employee.

Issued

2019-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3): Whenever an authorized entrant entered a permit space to perform rescue services, retrieval systems or methods were not used to facilitated non-entry:    a) On or about June 8, 2019 and at times prior, in Bay 2 of the 704 area, an entrant cleaning out ISO tank number TRLU 830030-0 did not have a retrieval line to facilitate a non-entry rescue.

Issued

2019-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $8951.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:    a) On or about May 24, 2019, employees cleaning out tank 1155 containing aniline waste were not aware of the health effects of aniline.