OSHA Inspection: THE BRITTANY COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1591.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lockout/tagout program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspection for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the turret punch machine and press brakes.

Issued

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented step-by-step hazardous energy control lockout/tagout procedures in the machine specific, including alternative measures for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the turret punch machine and press brakes.

Issued

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:  WORKSHOP:  The employee, as an "authorized" type was not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of revised energy sources (lo/to) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the turret punch machine and press brakes.

Issued

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1591.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not evaluated the performance of the the powered industrial truck (PIT) operators at least once every three years.

Issued

2019-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not verified through a written certification that the workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) had been performed as complete.