Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 012A Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1207(a): The employer did not provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and ensure that the employee possesses the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this standard and ensure the training results in an understanding of the hazards in the permit space and the methods used to isolate, control or in other ways protect employees from these hazards, and for those employees not authorized to perform entry rescues, in the dangers of attempting such rescues: On or about October 16, 19 and 20, 2015, employees entered confined spaces between the secondary clarifier diversion structure, post aeration building and the diversion structure and the employer did not provide training to each employee to ensure that the employee obtained an understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned in the space and obtained an understanding of the hazards in the space and the methods used to protect employees from the hazards.