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

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not ensure that testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5) was maintained properly or used properly: On or about January 4, 2024, the employer did not ensure that the testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5) was maintained properly when no calibrations had been conducted in approximately one year. The employer did not ensure that the testing equipment was used properly when it was held up through a manhole on the bottom of the tank for less than a minute to evaluate the confined space prior to entry. Employees enter transportation tankers to clean asphalt utilizing pneumatic tools such as a chipper gun and jack hammer.