NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI —
OSHA Inspection: RHODY TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RHODY TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING, INC. in 600 CALLAHAN ROAD, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI 02852 (NAICS 493110). OSHA activity number 347256398.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RHODY TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING, INC.
- Site address
- 600 CALLAHAN ROAD
- City
- NORTH KINGSTOWN
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02852
- Mailing
- 600 CALLAHAN ROAD, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI 02852
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 493110
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $5,485 · Current $2,743 Reduced
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. a) Maintenance Area: On or about 2/5/2024, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine an employee's ability to use a respirator prior to requiring its use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2742.5
- — Z (S) $5485
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator. a) Maintenance Area: On or about 2/5/2024, the employer did not provide a fit-test to an employee who was required to wear a respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K01
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii). a) Jobsite: On or about 2/5/2024, the employer did not provide respiratory protection training on the use and care of respirators to employees.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $770 · Current $385 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. a) Jobsite: On or about 2/5/2024, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program, where respirator use was required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $385
- — Z (O) $770
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check. a) Warehouse, right wall, front of building: On or about 2/5/2024, a portable class ABC fire extinguisher had not received an annual maintenance check since 2022. b) Maintenance: On or about 2/5/2024, a portable class ABC fire extinguisher had not received an annual maintenance check since 2022. c) Warehouse, rear wall: On or about 2/5/2024, a portable class ABC fire extinguisher had not received an annual maintenance check since 2022.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.157 G01
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting. a) Jobsite: On or about 2/5/2024, employees who are expected to fight incipient stage fires were not instructed in the use of portable fire extinguishers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $770 · Current $385 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area. a) Worksite: On or about 2/5/2024, the employer did not provide employees who worked with hazardous chemicals, with effective hazard communication training or information.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $385
- — Z (O) $770
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 347256398.
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