Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 017A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets: On or November 8, 2023, Employees engaged in intermodal container handling activities at Rail Modal Group LLC located at 549 East County Road T, Fremont Nebraska were exposed to chemical hazards in that the employer failed to provide effective training on the hazardous chemicals and/or the hazards in the workplace. Instances of inadequate training included but were not limited to: i. Operators and Maintenance employees adding Hydraulic fluids for powered industrial and shag trucks. ii. Operators and Maintenance employees using Ethanol starter fluids for cold starting powered industrial and shag trucks. iii. Maintenance employees using chain lubricant for powered industrial trucks. iv. Grain Elevator Operators and Maintenance employees using bearing grease in the elevator maintenance. v. Maintenance employees using acetylene for welding