Rail Modal Group: OSHA inspections and violations

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii)

(ii) In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(1)(ii)(a)

(ii) Inspection procedure for cranes in regular service is divided into two general classifications based upon the intervals at which inspection should be performed. The intervals in turn are dependent upon the nature of the critical components of the crane and the degree of their exposure to wear, deterioration, or malfunction. The two general classifications are herein designated as “frequent” and “periodic” with respective intervals between inspections as defined below:

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design