Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(ii): When designating rescue and emergency services pursuant to paragraph (d)(9), the employer did not evaluate the prospective rescuer's ability, in terms of proficiency with rescue-related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the particular space or types of spaces identified: On or about May 13, 2021, and at times prior, at the Kerr Dam, the employer did not adequately evaluate the rescue service. Employees entered into the inspection gallery to perform work and were exposed to hazardous conditions. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation describing the steps taken to ensure evaluation of a prospective rescuer's ability in terms of proficiency with rescue-related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing employees from permit-required confined spaces.