OSHA cited a tank trailer cleaning business with 11 safety and health violations, including two willful violations, primarily for failing to protect workers in confined spaces. Upon receiving a complaint alleging hazards, OSHA opened an inspection of the company’s Lansing facility. Proposed penalties total $142,100. Here is a breakdown of the citations …
Personal Protective Equipment
- employees not trained in the proper use, care and limitations of PPE; Serious, $4,900
Confined Spaces
- air monitor not properly maintained; Serious, $4,900
- employees were entering spaces without a space evaluation; Serious, $0
- lighting provided inside spaces was not rated for use in HAZLOCs, damaged electrical parts, and inadequate bulb protection; Serious, $4,900
- The employer failed to revise the program to correct deficiencies documented on the permits, including lack of adequate mechanical lifting devices, lack of entry supervisor authorization prior to entry, and lack of appropriate attendants; Serious, $4,900
- entries began prior to the entry supervisor signing the permit to authorize entry; Serious, $4,900
- All employees involved in entries were not trained; Serious, $4,900
- Training documentation did not contain the names of the employees, the signature of the trainer, and the dates of training; Serious, $0
- Entry supervisor failed to complete specified duties, including required tests and procedures were not followed; Serious, $4,900
- Rescue plan was to call 911, but the FD had not been notified of the entry or evaluated as a rescue provider; Serious, $4,900
- Attendants not present for the duration of the entry; WILLFUL, $49,000
- Employees not provided a mechanical device for non-entry rescue in spaces over 5′ deep; WILLFUL, $49,000
Hazardous Communications
- employees not trained on the hazards of caustic, acids, diesel fuel, and acetone
http://www.osha.gov/ooc/citations/Dedicated_TCS_415682_1101_12.pdf
