OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS, LLC

Issued

2024-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part.  (a) Company Office, Mount Hope, WV: On or about April 26, 2024 and time prior, a safety and health program had not been initiated and maintained which addressed the following basic elements:   1. Management Leadership-Management leadership means that business owners, managers and supervisors: - Make worker safety and health a core organizational value.  -Are fully committed to eliminating hazards, protecting workers and continuously improving workplace safety and health.  -Provide sufficient resources to implement and maintain the safety and health program.  -Visibly demonstrate and communicate their safety and health commitment to workers and others.  -Set an example through their own actions.   2. Worker Participation-All workers at a worksite should participate, including those employed by contractors, subcontractors and temporary staffing agencies. In an effective safety and health program, all workers: -Are encouraged to participate in the program and feel comfortable providing input and reporting safety or health concerns.  -Have access to information they need to participate effectively in the program.  -Have opportunities to participate in all phases of program design and implementation.  -Do not experience retaliation when they raise safety and health concerns, report injuries, illnesses and hazards, participate in the program or exercise safety and health rights.   3. Hazard Identification and Assessment - To identify and assess hazards, employers and workers: -Collect and review information about the hazards present or likely to be present in the workplace.  -Conduct initial and periodic workplace inspections of the workplace to identify new or recurring hazards.  -Investigate injuries, illnesses, incidents and close calls/near misses to determine the underlying hazards, their causes and safety and health program shortcomings.  -Group similar incidents and identify trends in injuries, illnesses and hazards reported.  -Consider hazards associated with emergency or non-routine situations.  -Determine the severity and likelihood of incidents that could result for each hazard identified and use this information to prioritize corrective actions.   4. Hazard Prevention and Control - To effectively control and prevent hazards, employers should: -Involve workers, who often have the best understanding of the conditions that create hazards and insights into how they can be controlled.  -Identify and evaluate options for controlling hazards using a "hierarchy of controls."  -Use a hazard control plan to guide the selection and implementation of controls and implement controls according to the plan.  -Develop plans with measures to protect workers during emergencies and non-routine activities.  -Evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls to determine whether they continue to provide protection, or whether different controls may be more effective.  -Review new technologies for their potential to be more protective, more reliable or less costly.   5. Education and Training - Education and training provides employers, managers, supervisors and workers with:  -Knowledge and skills needed to do their work safely and avoid creating hazards that could place themselves or others at risk. - Awareness and understanding of workplace hazards and how to identify, report and control them.  -Specialized training when their work involves unique hazards.   6. Program Evaluation and Improvement - Program evaluation and improvement includes: -Establishing, reporting and tracking goals and targets that indicate whether the program is making progress.  -Evaluating the program initially and periodically thereafter to identify shortcomings and opportunities for improvement. -Providing ways for workers to participate in program evaluation and improvement.   7. Communication and Coordination for Host Employers, Contractors and Staffing Agencies - Effective communication and coordination among such employers means that before coming on site, contractors and staffing agencies and their workers are aware of: -The types of hazards that may be present.  -The procedures or measures they need to use to avoid or control their exposure to these hazards.  -How to contact the host employer to report an injury, illness or incident or if they have a safety concern.  8. It also means that host employers and their workers are aware of: -The types of hazards that may arise from the work being done on site by workers employed by contractors or staffing agencies.  -The procedures or measures needed to avoid or control exposure to these hazards.  -How to contact the contract or staffing firm if they have a safety concern.  -What to do in case of an emergency.

Issued

2024-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(c): A person who has a valid certificate of first aid training was not available at the worksite to render first aid.  (a) Jobsite, US Route 340/Berryville Pike: On or about April 4, 2024 and times prior, the employer did not ensure that a person with a valid/current certificate in first aid was available at the jobsite to render first aid for employees who perform traffic control services, such as flagging on various highways and roadways in remote areas throughout West Virginia.

Issued

2024-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(d)(1): First-aid supplies were not easily accessible when required.   (a) Jobsite, US Route 340/Berryville Pike: On or about April 4, 2024 and times prior, the employer did not ensure that first aid supplies were available and accessible for employees performing work on the jobsite.

Issued

2024-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1613.00 · Current $1613.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness was not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.  (a) Company Office, Mount Hope, WV: On or about April 26, 2024, a workplace fatality that occurred during performance of work duties as flagger on April 4, 2024 was not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log and the OSHA 301 Incident Report.