ASHLAND, MA —
OSHA Inspection: KIDDE-FENWAL, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KIDDE-FENWAL, INC. in 400 MAIN STREET, ASHLAND, MA 01721 (NAICS 922160). OSHA activity number 344890298.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KIDDE-FENWAL, INC.
- Site address
- 400 MAIN STREET
- City
- ASHLAND
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01721
- Mailing
- 400 MAIN STREET, ASHLAND, MA 01721
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 922160
- Employees
- 330
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,753 · Current $0 Reduced
0530
General-duty citation text
29 CFR OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards of struck by and contact with carbon dioxide gas, an asphyxiant in high concentrations, from the operation of a process involving the filling of 100 pound cylinders with carbon dioxide from a bulk tank the process piping of which was not tested at sufficient pressure to ensure adequate design and construction free from defect after its initial construction and after a subsequent repair: (a) Location - 400 Main Street, Ashland, MA: On or about 08/18/2020, a process for filling 100 pound cylinders with carbon dioxide from a bulk tank was operated by employees. The piping responsible for transferring the carbon dioxide from the bulk tank to the cylinder filling stations in this process has never been tested to ensure it can withstand the pressures and other forces imposed upon it during this process.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $9753
- — Z (S) $9753
1910.120 Q01
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2021
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,753 · Current $7,500 Reduced
0530
General-duty citation text
1910.120(q)(1): Emergency response plan. An emergency response plan shall be developed and implemented to handle anticipated emergencies prior to the commencement of emergency response operations. The plan shall be in writing and available for inspection and copying by employees, their representatives and OSHA personnel. Employers who will evacuate their employees from the danger area when an emergency occurs, and who do not permit any of their employees to assist in handling the emergency, are exempt from the requirements of this paragraph if they provide an emergency action plan in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.38. (a) Location - 400 Main Street, Ashland, MA: On or about 08/18/2020, the employer's Emergency Action/Contingency Plan did not clearly state that the intent was for all employees to evacuate.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $7500
- — C (S) $9753
- — Z (S) $9753
1910.120 Q02 III
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0530
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(iii):The emergency response plan did not address, to the extent not addressed elsewhere, emergency recognition and prevention: (a) Location - 400 Main Street, Ashland, MA: On or about 08/18/2020, the employer's Emergency Action/Contingency Plan E(5)d does not recognize the potential for an uncontrolled release of carbon dioxide from their bulk tank, nor does it discuss any of the measures either in place or recognized as necessary to prevent such a release.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.120 Q02 IV
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0530
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(iv):The emergency response plan did not address, to the extent not addressed elsewhere, safe distances and places of refuge: (a) Location - 400 Main Street, Ashland, MA: On or about 08/18/2020, the employer's Emergency Action/Contingency Plan E(5)d does not identify safe distances and/or places of refuge in the event of an uncontrolled release of carbon dioxide from their bulk tank.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.120 Q02 VI
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0530
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(vi):The emergency response plan did not address, to the extent not addressed elsewhere, evacuation routes and procedures: (a) Location - 400 Main Street, Ashland, MA: On or about 08/18/2020, the employer's Emergency Action/Contingency Plan E(5)d does not address evacuation procedures to be followed in the event of an uncontrolled release of carbon dioxide from their bulk tank if the prevailing wind direction at the time is blowing the released carbon dioxide in the direction of established evacuation assembly areas.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.120 Q06 I
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,753 · Current $0 Reduced
0530
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i):First responders at the awareness level did not have sufficient training or have sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency in the areas covered by 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i)(A) through (q)(6)(i)(F): (a) Location - 400 Main Street, Ashland, MA: On or about 08/18/2020, the employer's Emergency Action/Contingency Plan E(5)d specifies five "Emergency Coordinators" and assigns these, as well as other, employees duties and responsibilities in the event of an emergency. Four out of five "Emergency Coordinators" have not received training to at least the 1st Responder - Awareness level of HAZWOPER.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $9753
- — Z (S) $9753
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Source
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