Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 009 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions existed before entry was authorized to begin: Employees were exposed to injury from the hazards associated with confined space entry. Air sampling to ensure safe entry conditions and to evaluate atmospheric hazards was not conducted prior to entering furnaces and rotary furnaces, which meet the definition of permit required confined spaces. There were 3 furnaces and 3 rotary furnaces in the production area that were periodically entered by employees. 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the abatement of the above violation is complete.