Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: LOCKOUT

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: a) A potentially hazardous chemical (Jet-A fuel) atmosphere along with a potential for both oxygen deficiency and explosions/fires from combustible gases while working in confined spaces, e.g., underground fuel storage tanks: Tank No. 3 on or about July 11, 1991, and Tank No 1 sometime in late August or early September of 1991, but before September 18, 1991 at the "D" Concourse Tank Farm, Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado. Although a corporate program titled, "Confined-Space Entry", and dated May 1, 1991 was available at this company location, the said written program for confined space entry was not implemented. Therefore, the employer did not address the following American National Standard Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces: SECTION 3. Identification and Evaluation 3.1 Confined Space Survey 3.2 Hazard Idenification 3.3 Hazard Evaluation 3.4 Confined Space Classification 3.5 Hazard Re-Evaluation 5. Permit Required Confined Spaces (PRCS) 5.1 Entry Permits 5.2 Permit Implementation 5.3 Duration of Permits 5.4 Revoking Permits 5.5 Changing Work Conditions 6. Atmospheric Testing 6.1 Requirements 6.2 Testing Considerations 6.3 Acceptable Limits 7. Attendant 7.1 Attendant Position 7.2 Personnel Requirements 7.3 Attendant/Occupant Communication 7.4 Duties 8. Isolation and Lockout/Tagout 8.1 General 8.2 Isolation 8.3 Lockout/Tagout 9. Ventilation 9.1 Requirements 10. Cleaning/Decontamination 10.1 Extent 10.2 Method 11. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 11.1 General 11.2 Selection 12. Safeguards 12.1 Entry and Exit 12.2 Retrieval Equipment 12.3 Fall Protection 12.4 Electrical Equipment 13. Warning Signs and Symbols 13.1 Identification 14. Emergency Response 14.1 Emergency Response Plan 14.2 Breathing Equipment 14.3 Rescue Equipment Inspection 15. Training 15.1 General Requirements 15.2 Training for Atmospharic Monitoring Personnel 15.3 Training for Attendants 15.4 Training for Emergency Response Personnel 15.5 Verification of Training 16. Medical Suitability 17. Contractors 17.1 Hazard Warning 17.2 Identification of Rescue Responder Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct these hazards is to prepare and implement a written confined space entry program in accordance with the American National Standards Institute, "Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces" (ANSI Z117.1-1989). Ogden Aviation Services was Previously cited for a violation of this section of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, General Duty Clause Section 5(a)(1) which was contained in OSHA Inspection No. 17857228, Citation No. 1, Item No. 2, issued on September 1, 1990.