OSHA Inspection: RON BOUCHARD'S AUTO SALES, INC.

Issued

Jun 2, 2022

Abate by

Jul 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $3,630 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:  Honda Service, 500 Old Union Turnpike, Lancaster, MA: On April 22, 2022 and at times prior, the employer had not established an energy control program to protect employees and outside contractors who performed maintenance and servicing activities on building machinery and customer/company vehicles.  Abatement Notes:   Energy control procedures are required to be: - Documented for all multiple-energy source machines including the Hunter tire changer - Followed by employees including any procedures from vehicle manufacturers  Energy Control training is to be documented and is required for all employees who are, or may be, in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized.  A periodic inspection shall include the following elements:  -  Appointment of an authorized employee to inspect each local procedure for inaccuracies during an actual energy control task -  A representative sampling of inspections of technicians utilizing vehicle manufacturer's procedures -  A review by inspector with each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under each energy control procedure they are authorized to use -  Certification that the periodic inspections have been performed by identifying the machines or equipment on which the energy control procedures were being utilized, the dates of the inspections, the employees included in the inspections, and the persons performing the inspections