OSHA Inspection: LIFEWAY WISCONSIN, INC.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6652.00 · Current $4654.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:    (a) The employer did not ensure that an emergency action plan was developed in writing and was available for employees to review.  Employees are potentially exposed to fire events, severe weather events and anhydrous ammonia release from refrigeration system that would require employees to evacuate the facility or shelter in place.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(e): The employer did not designate and train a sufficient number of persons to assist in the safe and orderly emergency evacuation of employees:  (a) The employer did not ensure personnel received training in the safe and orderly emergency evacuation of employees according to the type of emergency. Employees are potentially exposed to fire events, severe weather events and anhydrous ammonia release from refrigeration system that would require employees to evacuate the facility or shelter in place.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6652.00 · Current $4654.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(c)(1): The employer did not develop a written plan of action regarding the implementation of the employee participation required by this paragraph.    (a) At the facility located at 2101 Delafield St., Waukesha, WI, the employer did not ensure a written plan of action was developed to ensure employee participation of the development of process hazard analysis and in other elements of the process safety management program. In the facility, the quantity of anhydrous ammonia exceeded the threshold quantity as listed under Appendix A in 29 CFR 1910.119.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d): The employer did not complete a compilation of written process safety information, including information pertaining to the hazards of the highly hazardous chemicals used or produced by the process, information pertaining to the technology of the process, and information pertaining to the equipment in the process before conducting the process hazard analysis:    (a) At the facility at 2101 Delafield St., Waukesha, WI, the employer did not ensure a written compilation of process safety information on hazardous chemical, technology, and equipment involved with the ammonia refrigeration process was completed.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1): The process hazard analysis was not appropriate to the complexity of the process and did not identify, evaluate, and control the hazards involved in the process:     (a) At the facility at 2101 Delafield St., Waukesha, WI, the employer did not ensure that a process hazard analysis of the ammonia refrigeration system was conducted.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and addressing at least steps for each operating phase, safe operating limits, safety and health considerations, and safety systems and their functions as outlined by this paragraph:    (a) At 2101 Delafield St., Waukesha, WI, the employer did not ensure that written operating procedures had been developed for the operation of the ammonia refrigeration system.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1): The employer did not establish written procedures to manage changes to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures, and changes to facilities that affect a covered process:    (a) At 2101 Delafield St., Waukesha, WI, the employer did not ensure a management of change procedure was developed and implemented for the process safety of the ammonia refrigeration system.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(g)(1)(ii): In lieu of initial training for those employees already involved in operating a process on May 26, 1992, the employer did not certify in writing that the employee had the required knowledge, skills, and ability to safely carry out the duties and responsibilities as specified in the operating procedures.    (a) At 2101 Delafield St., Waukesha, WI, the company did not certify in writing that the employees who work near and in close proximity to the ammonia refrigeration system and the associated processes had the required knowledge, skills and ability to safely carry out duties and responsibilities as specified in the operating procedures.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6652.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2):  Written procedures. The employer shall establish and implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment.    (A) The employer did not establish and implement written procedures to maintain on-going mechanical integrity of process equipment as required. The company had a refrigeration system with more than 10,000 lbs. of ammonia but had not implemented a program to include written procedures addressing mechanical integrity of process equipment.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8315.00 · Current $6315.00 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:    (a) The employer did not ensure that a hazardous energy control program was implemented. At this worksite, maintenance employees are sometimes exposed to hazardous energy when conducting servicing and maintenance on machines.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  (a) The employer did not ensure that hazardous energy control procedures were developed for dairy beverage processing equipment and anhydrous ammonia refrigeration equipment. At this worksite, maintenance employees are exposed to hazardous energy when conducting servicing and maintenance on machines and process equipment, such as but not limited to bottle filling machines and anhydrous ammonia compressors.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:  (a) The employer did not ensure that employees received training on hazardous energy control. At this worksite, maintenance employees are sometimes exposed to hazardous energy when conducting servicing and maintenance on machines.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6652.00 · Current $4654.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program including the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):    (a) The employer did not ensure that a hazardous communication program was developed and implemented at the company. At this work location, the company has an ammonia refrigeration system that is covered under process safety management, and potentially exposes employees to releases of anhydrous ammonia.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) The employer did not ensure that employees received training on hazardous chemicals in the workplace. At this facility, the company has an anhydrous ammonia refrigeration system, that presents inhalation hazards and corrosive burn hazards to the skin and eyes.

Issued

2018-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  (a) The employer did not ensure that safety data sheets had been obtained and implemented in the company as part of the overall hazardous communication program.