Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including but not limited to; specifying acceptable entry conditions, isolating the permit space, and verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry: a. At the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare hospital, Tallahassee, FL, Ground floor, Elevator Car #17, on or about February 17, 2017: The employer's written confined space program did not specify acceptable entry conditions for this elevator pit. b. At the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare hospital, Tallahassee, FL, Ground floor, Elevator Car #17, on or about February 17, 2017: The employers written confined space program did not specify procedures to ensure isolation of the elevator pit. c. At the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare hospital, Tallahassee, FL, Ground floor, Elevator Car #17, on or about February 17, 2017: The employers written confined space program did not specify procedures to ensure that the conditions in the elevator pit were acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry.