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

29 CFR 1926.1204(f): An attendant was not provided outside a permit confined space for the duration of entry operations: On April 15, 2020, at the 250,000-gallon multi-column elevated water storage tank, employees who entered were not protected from tank entry hazards because an observer equipped to provide assistance in an emergency, was not always stationed outside the tank entered by employees. a) Inside the bowl/tank where employees were sandblasting and blowing sand. b) Inside the riser where employees were rolling/painting welds and sharp edges.