Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve full compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.100(a) through (d): Sanitation Department - An sanitation employee using a gas powered high pressure washer in the small packing room was overexposed to carbon monoxide at an 8 hour time weighted average of 528 parts per million (ppm), approximately 10.57 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm. The employer did not determine and implement administrative or engineering controls to achieve compliance with the permissible exposure limit, on or about June 24, 2014. ABATEMENT NOTE: GENERAL METHODS OF CONTROL APPLICATION IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1. Ensure the gas powered high pressure washer stays outside the building and not used in the same room in which the power spraying operation is in process. 2. Ensure employees are trained on the signs and symptoms of exposure to carbon monoxide. 3. Install a backup pump that can be used when the original pump malfunctions.