Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and/or for preventing unauthorized entry: On or about January 4, 2024, the employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, or for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue when employees enter transportation tankers to clean asphalt utilizing pneumatic tools such as a chipper gun and jack hammer. An entry rescue team had not been designated by the employer (either an internally trained rescue team or an outside rescue team) in the event that non-entry rescue procedures were to fail. Employees access areas of a baffled tanker which cannot rely on non-entry rescue methods.