OSHA Inspection: BEST ELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONING & PLUMBING, LLC

Issued

2024-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8296.00 · Current $4978.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.800(d): Employees were not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of hazards associated with underground construction activities including, where appropriate, the following subjects; air monitoring, ventilation, illumination, communications, flood control, mechanical equipment, personal protective equipment, explosives, fire protection and prevention, and emergency procedures , including evacuation plans and check-in/check-out systems as specified  in Sub-Sections  1 to 10 of this Paragraph d):     a) On or about February 13, 2024, and at times prior to, at 221 Cypress Way, Naples, FL 34110, employees assigned to perform under-slab excavations were exposed to suffocation hazards,  and the employer did not  instruct employees in the recognition and avoidance of underground construction hazards including subjects such as air monitoring, ventilation, illumination, communications, flood control, mechanical equipment, personal protective equipment, explosives, fire protection and prevention, and emergency procedures, including evacuation plans and check-in/check-out systems.

Issued

2024-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1207(a): The employer did not provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and did not ensure that the employee possessed the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of duties assigned under this standard:  a) On or about February 13, 2024, and at times prior to, at 221 Cypress Way, Naples, FL 34110, employees assigned to perform plumbing work  inside under-slab tunnels were exposed to suffocation hazards, and the employer did not provide training  in the permit-required confined space standard for construction and did not ensure that the training was understood in order to identify and isolate the hazards, and prevent participation of unauthorized personnel in rescue operations.

Issued

2024-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8296.00 · Current $4978.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(d): When the employer decided that its employees would enter a permit space, the employer did not have a written permit space program that complied with �1926.1204 implemented at the construction site:  a) On or about February 13, 2024, and at times prior to, at 221 Cypress Way, Naples, FL 34110, employees assigned to perform plumbing work inside under-slab tunnels were exposed to suffocation hazards, and the employer did not have a written permit space program that complied with 1926.1204 implemented at the construction site.

Issued

2024-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(c): The employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, the following, as specified in Sub-Sections 1 to 8 of this Paragraph (c).  On or about February 13, 2024, and at times prior to, at 221 Cypress Way, Naples, FL 34110, employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, the following listed below: 1. Specifying acceptable entry conditions; 2. Providing each authorized entrant or that employee's authorized representative with the opportunity to observe any monitoring or testing of permit spaces; 3. Isolating the permit space and physical hazard(s) within the space; 4. Purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards; 5. Determining that, in the event the ventilation system stops working, the monitoring procedures will detect an increase in atmospheric hazard levels in sufficient time for the entrants to safely exit the permit space; 6. Providing pedestrian, vehicle, or other barriers as necessary to protect entrants from external hazards; 7. Verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry, and ensuring that employees are not allowed to enter into, or remain in, a permit space with a hazardous atmosphere unless the employer can demonstrate that personal protective equipment (PPE) will provide effective protection for each employee in the permit space and provides the appropriate PPE to each employee; and 8. Eliminating any conditions (for example, high pressure) that could make it unsafe to remove an entrance cover.

Issued

2024-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8296.00 · Current $4978.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.800(b)(1): Safe means of access and egress to all underground construction work stations was not provided and maintained:  a) On or about February 13, 2024, and at times prior to, at 221 Cypress Way, Naples, FL 34110, employees assigned to perform under-slab excavations were exposed to suffocation hazards, and the employer did not provide and maintain safe means of access and egress to minimize delays in case of emergency/rescue operations.

Issued

2024-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(i): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services (including procedures for summoning emergency assistance in the event of a failed non-entry rescue), for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue:  a) On or about February 13, 2024, and at times prior to, at 221 Cypress Way, Naples, FL 34110, employees assigned to perform plumbing work inside under-slab tunnels were exposed to suffocation hazards, and the employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue during emergency response.

Issued

2024-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1204(d)(8): Employer did not provide rescue and emergency equipment needed to comply with paragraph (i) of this section:  a) On or about February 13, 2024, and at times prior to, at 221 Cypress Way, Naples, FL 34110, employees assigned to perform plumbing work inside under-slab tunnels were exposed to suffocation hazards, and the employer did not provide rescue and emergency equipment to retrieve workers out of the confined spaces.