OSHA Inspection: COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN

Issued

Jun 3, 2021

Abate by

Sep 17, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,753 · Current $6,339 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i):Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   a. On or before January 13, 2021, the employer did not develop and implement energy control procedures for the servicing and maintenance of equipment.

Issued

Jun 3, 2021

Abate by

Sep 17, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,753 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i):The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:  a. On or before January 13, 2021, the employer did not provide training on the energy control program and procedures to employees who performed servicing and maintenance on equipment such as, but not limited to, boilers and compressors.

Issued

Jun 3, 2021

Abate by

Dec 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,753 · Current $6,339 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.333(a):"General." Safety-related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized. The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards.  a. On or before January 13, 2021, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (480 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the electrical components of equipment such as compressors, neither a flash hazard analysis was conducted to determine the proper protection required nor was a flash protection boundary established to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.   ABATEMENT NOTE: One method of abatement, among others, includes conducting a flash hazard analysis in compliance with NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace to determine the flash protection boundary and the use of electrical protective equipment as necessary for the specific related hazards of each task.

Issued

Jun 3, 2021

Abate by

Oct 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.333(c)(2):"Work on energized equipment." Only qualified persons may work on electric circuit parts or equipment that have not been deenergized under the procedures of paragraph (b) of this section. Such persons shall be capable of working safely on energized circuits and shall be familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools.  a. On or before January 13, 2021, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (480 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the electrical components for the equipment such as compressors, employees were not provided with information and training on the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, and insulating and shielding materials to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.

Issued

Jun 3, 2021

Abate by

Oct 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1):In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:  a. On or before January 13, 2021, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees who were required to wear respiratory protection.

Issued

Jun 3, 2021

Abate by

Sep 17, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i):An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"); and  a. On or before January 13, 2021, the employer did not provide employees who were permitted to wear respirators voluntarily with the information contained in Appendix D of Respiratory Protection Standard.

Issued

Jun 3, 2021

Abate by

Aug 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a. On or before January 13, 2021, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for chemicals such as, but not limited to, Hawthorn Bond Clay and Redart Clay.

Issued

Jun 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1910.1200(f)(6) Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either: 29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6)(i):The information specified under paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (v) of this section for labels on shipped containers; or,  a. On or about January 13, 2021, in the Ceramics Department Mixing Room, the employer did not ensure that hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, lithium carbonate and barium carbonate were properly labeled.