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29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4):When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146: a. Packaging Corporation of America - Ashland, Ohio: On or about January 17, 2024, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space program that addressed the required standard elements for full body entry in the corrugator line Modul Facer when performing cleaning and preventative maintenance tasks within the space, thereby exposing employees to caught-in, crushing, and burn hazards. With respect to the Modul Facer, the company's written procedures lacked the development of items such as, but not limited to the following: i. Specific measures necessary to prevent unauthorized entry into the Modul Facer space as required by 1910.146(d)(1); ii. Specific means, procedures, and practices necessary for specifying acceptable conditions for entry of the Modul Facer as required by 1910.146(d)(3)(i); iii. Specific means, procedures, and practices necessary for isolating the space's gravitational, heat, and hydraulic source as required by 1910.146(d)(3)(iii); iv. Specific means, procedures, and practices necessary for verifying that conditions in the Modul Facer are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry as required by 1910.146(d)(3)(vi); v. Specific designation of the persons who are to have active roles in operations for entering the Modul Facer space as required by 1910.146(d)(8); vi. Specific procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services to the space in the Modul Facer, for rescuing entrants from the space, for providing necessary emergency services to employees rescued from the space, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue into the space as required by 1910.146(d)(9); vi. Specific procedures for reviewing entry operations into the Modul Facer space when the employer has reason to believe that the measures taken under the permit space program may not protect employees and revising the program to correct deficiencies found to exit before subsequent entries are authorized as required by 1910.146(d)(13); vii. Specific procedures for reviewing the permit space program's effectiveness for the Modul Facer space using cancelled permits and revising the program as necessary as required by 1910.146(d)(14). In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence, or written records.