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OSHA has issued nine serious and two other-than-serious violations to a refrigeration warehouse after a January 2016 complaint investigation found the employer violated OSHA’s process safety management standard in regards to the anhydrous ammonia used in the facility’s refrigeration process where more than 10,000 pounds of ammonia are in use. An investigation by the agency’s
OSHA began an inspection Nov. 12, 2015, at the coffee manufacturing facility after the release of carbon dioxide asphyxiated a 53-year-old shift supervisor. Following its inspection, OSHA issued citations for nine serious violations. The employer did not provide proper training to its workers for stopping the release of a hazardous chemical. Additionally, the company did
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING May 5, 2016 Mark J. Langer, Clerk The United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit 333 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 Re. 28(j) Letter – Agricultural Retailers Association, et al. v. United States Department of Labor, et al., Nos. 15-1326 and 15-1340 Dear Mr. Langer: Respondents write to advise the
Dear Member of Congress, I am writing to respond to concerns expressed regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) July 2015 retail exemption interpretation and to update you on regulatory action OSHA is taking in this matter.
Permit-required confined spaces can present conditions that are immediately dangerous to workers’ lives or health if not properly identified, evaluated, tested and controlled. OSHA has developed a standard for Confined Spaces in Construction (29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA) for any space that meets all of the following criteria: Is large enough for a worker to
May 11, 2016 MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH: DOROTHY DOUGHERTY, Deputy Assistant Secretary FROM: THOMAS M. GALASSI, Director Directorate of Enforcement Programs SUBJECT: RAGAGEP in Process Safety Management Enforcement NOTE: much of the emphasis has been added by me This enforcement policy addresses the Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard’s recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) requirements. Enforcement activity,
On May 6, OSHA issued 42 serious and four other-than serious safety and health violations following three separate inspections at the bio-refinery in November 2015. Inspectors found the ethanol production facility violated OSHA’s process safety management regulations including failing to: Develop written procedures for safely conducting tasks in the process, and for maintaining the ongoing
I came across this citation at an Ethanol plant (May 2016) regarding their combustible dusts hazards and the lack of WARNING signs… Citation 2 Item 1 Type of Violation: Other-than-Serious; $0.00 29 CFR 1910.145(c)(2)(i): Caution signs shall be used only to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices:
Responding to a complaint from employees at a facility operated by the fourth largest foodservice distributor in the U.S., OSHA found that a check valve in the food plant’s pump room leaked about 9 pounds of anhydrous ammonia on Oct. 21, 2015. Inspectors also found the ammonia sensor in the pump room did not sound
The existing PSM standard applies in part to processes involving a flammable liquid or gas on site in one location in a quantity of 10,000 pounds or more. However, the existing PSM standard contains an exemption for “[f]lammable liquids stored in atmospheric tanks or transferred which are kept below their normal boiling point without benefit
