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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 2269843
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 06/30/1986 X
Initial Penalty: $210.00
Current Penalty: $200.00
Issuance Date: 06/18/1986
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 5
Related Event Code (REC): R
Gravity:
Report ID: 0215600
Contest Date:
Final Order:
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| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 07/15/1986 | $200.00 | 06/30/1986 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 06/18/1986 | $210.00 | 06/30/1986 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CONFINED
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards of being overcome in a confined space and of not being able to be rescued from the confined space while removing #6 oil sludge from a metal, underground tank (20' x 79' x 89') due to lack of means of escape or rescue. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to establish and enforce adequate confined space entry procedures which would include, as a minimum the following essentials: 1) Condust atmospheric testing of confined spaces for flammable atmospheres and oxygen deficient atmospheres prior to each and entry. 2) Provide adequate rescue procedure and a qualified or standby person for rescue purposes. Reference Standards: 1) Criteria for a Recommended Standard - Working in Confined Spaces. DHEW (NIOSH) Publication Number 80-106. 2) ANSI Z117.1-1977 Safety Requirements for Working in Tanks and Other Confined Spaces. American National Standards Institute, Inc. New York, N.Y. 3) "Confined Space Summary" from Respiratory Course OSHA Training Institute, DES Plaine, Illinois. 4) "Confined Spaces: Avoiding the Hazard" Occupational Health and Safety July 1983. 5) "A Primer on Confined Area Entry" Bio Marine Industries, Malverne, Pa. 6) NJAC 12:170 "Work in Confined Spaces" State of New Jersey, Dept of Labor & Industry, Trenton N.J. 7) ASTM Designation D4276-64, "Standard Practice for Confined Space Entry" American Society for Testing and Materials, (Philadelphia, Pa. 8) "Hazards of Confined Spaces Require Clearly Defined Policies" Occupational Health & Safety, April 1985. 9) "Cleaning Petroleum Storage Tanks" API Publication 2015, 3rd Ed, 1985, American Petroleum Institute, Washington D.C. Location: Long Island Company Yard, 1425 B 24 Street, #6 Oil fuel tank (underground). Far Rockaway, N.Y. 11691.