Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1203(a):Before it began work at a worksite, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directed may have worked, and/or did not identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary: On or about October 16, 2020, and at times prior thereto, at a jobsite located at 3000 Herring Avenue in Waco, Texas, where the employer allowed employees to enter crawl spaces to perform asbestos remediation and demolition work. The employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces and/or identified each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary.