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

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(iv): When an employer (host employer) arranged to have employees of another employer (contractor) perform work that involved permit space entry, the host employer did not coordinate entry operations with the contactor, when both host employer personnel and contractor personnel would be working in or near permit spaces: (a) On October 10, 2019, Northwestern University arranged for contractor Hill Mechanical Corp. to perform work that involved permit space entry in steam vault 13 and did not coordinate entry operations with the contractors when the host employer's personnel were also involved in the permit space entry. 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 of abatement, or other written records.