Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions existed before entry was authorized to begin: The employer is failing to protect employees from potential atmospheric, hazards associated with employees conducting entry into permit required confined spaces without having tested the environment first. The most recent occurrence of this was found at the facility located at 501 Division Ave, York, NE 68467 where the employer has employees entering the boot pit to perform maintenance on the leg and clean out the boot pit without having conducted a test of the atmospheric conditions with a testing device such as a 4 gas meter or equivalent.