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

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer does not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces: The employer does not protect employees from hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces by evaluating the workplace to determine if spaces being entered by employees are permit-required confined spaces: (a) On or about March 10, 2014, the employer had not conducted an evaluation of the shredding and sorting operations to determine if permit-required confined spaces existed. The employer required employees to enter permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to, the shredder discharge pit to performing cleaning. To abate this violation, the employer must evaluate the entire worksite to identify where permit-required confined spaces exist. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit an abatement plan within 25 days of the final order date identifying the steps being taken to achieve abatement, including a schedule for completing abatement, and what it is doing to protect employees until abatement has been completed (An abatement plan and periodic progress reports may also be required if the abatement period is more than 90 days). ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1903.19(d).