OSHA Inspection: FLASH TANK SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,867 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:     On or about November 12, 2020, and at times prior thereto, in the trailer tank cleaning area, employees were required to wear Honeywell / North brand half face tight fitting respirators while cleaning out trailer tanks without having an established written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(d)(1)(iii):The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:  On or about November 12, 2020, and at times prior thereto, in the trailer tank cleaning area where employees were required to wear Honeywell / North brand half face tight fitting respirators while cleaning out trailer tanks without having a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    On or about November 12, 2020, and at times prior thereto, in the trailer tank cleaning area, employees were required to wear Honeywell / North brand half face tight fitting respirators while cleaning out trailer tanks without having been medically evaluated.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

229 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  On or about November 12, 2020, and at times prior thereto, in the trailer tank cleaning area, employees were required to wear Honeywell / North brand half face tight fitting respirators while cleaning out trailer tanks without having been fit tested.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,867 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:  On or about November 12, 2020, and at times prior thereto, in the trailer tank cleaning area, employees were required to enter permit required confined spaces without having a written permit space entry program.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(3): 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 space entry operations, including, but not limited to items (d)(3)(i) through (d)(3)(vi) of this paragraph.  On or about November 12, 2020, and at times prior thereto, in the trailer tank cleaning area were employees were required to enter permit required confined spaces without having developed and implemented, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,867 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:     On or about November 12, 2020, and at times prior thereto, in the trailer tanker cleaning area of the facility, employees were required to work around various hazardous chemicals before a written hazard communication program had been developed and implemented.

Issued

Apr 15, 2021

Abate by

May 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:     On or about November 12, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees in the facility were required to operate forklifts while to move tanker trailers without having been trained and evaluated to ensure they could do so safely.