OSHA Inspection: DAICOLOR-POPE CHEMICAL COMPANY

Issued

Jan 31, 1991

Abate by

Mar 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $800

General-duty citation text

SECTION 5(A)(1) OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970: THE
EMPLOYER DID NOT FURNISH EMPLOYMENT AND A PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WHICH WERE
FREE FROM RECOGNIZED HAZARDS THAT WERE CAUSING OR LIKELY TO CAUSE DEATH
OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM TO EMPLOYEES IN THAT EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO
HAZARDS FROM CONFINED SPACE ENTRY:
A) AZO DEPARTMENT, 1ST FLOOR; EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO THE HAZARD
OF INHALATION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES, TO ASPHYXIATION AND/OR FIRE
DURING ENTRY AND WORKING IN A CONFINED SPACE SITUATION. ON OR
ABOUT 8/2/90, AND EMPLOYEE ENTERED AN APPROXIMATELY 17FT BY 12 FT.
CYLINDRICAL PROCESS TANK (#1-2T) TO EFFECT REPAIRS INVOLVING ARC
WELDING. EMPLOYEES COULD SUFFER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE AND
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS FROM WELDING FUMES, DEATH DUE TO OXYGEN
DEFICIENCY, CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA DUE TO RESIDUAL HYDROCHLORIC ACID,
AND SEVERE BURNS SHOULD A FIRE RESULT AMONG OTHER HAZARDS WITHIN
UNCONTROLLED CONFINED SPACES. EMPLOYEES CAN ALSO BE INJURED DURING
IMPROPER RESCUE PROCEDURES.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THIS
HAZARD IS TO: IMPLEMENT A CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURE WHICH INCLUDES,
BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
1) INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING AS TO THE NATURE OF THE HAZARDS INVOLVED AND
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN RELATIVE TO CONFINED SPACE ENTRY.
2) POSTING OF WRITTEN CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURES ADJACENT TO TANKS
OR OTHER CONFINED SPACE AREAS WHICH MAY BE ENTERED.
3) IMPLEMENTATION OF ESTABLISHED LOCKOUT/TAGOUT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES
WHERE APPLICABLE, AND ISSUANCE OF A PROPER ENTRY PERMIT PRIOR TO
TANK/CONFINED SPACE ENTRY.
4) USE OF ATMOSPHERIC TESTING PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF
HAZARDOUS AIR CONTAMINANTS, POTENTIAL OXYGEN DEFICIENCY AND FLAMMABLE
/EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO TANK/CONFINED SPACE AND AS
NEEDED PRIOR TO RE-ENTRY.
5) WHERE IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT CONFINED SPACE CONTAINS A HAZARDOUS
CONCENTRATION OF AN AIR CONTAMINANT AND/OR AN OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, USE
OF MECHANICALLY INDUCED VENTILATION IN THE CONFINED SPACE/TANK BEFORE
ENTRY AND DURING OCCUPANCY AND/OR USE OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT WHICH PROVIDES ADEQUATE PROTECTION AGAINST THE HAZARDS
ENCOUNTERED.
6) PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR STANDBY OBSERVER LOCATED OUTSIDE THE
CONFINED SPACE AND READILY AVAILABLE EMERGENCY STANDBY EQUIPMENT
CONSISTING OF A SAFETY LINE AND HARNESS ARRANGEMENT AND A SELF-
-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS CERTIFIED BY NIOSH.
7) IMPLEMENTATION OF PERIODIC TRAINING SESSIONS RELATIVE TO CONFINED
SPACE ENTRY, RESCUE AND FIRST-AID PROCEDURES.

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Jan 31, 1991

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Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

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Jan 31, 1991

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Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $400 Reduced

Issued

Jan 31, 1991

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Mar 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

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Jan 31, 1991

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Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

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Jan 31, 1991

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Mar 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

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Jan 31, 1991

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Mar 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Jan 31, 1991

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Mar 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $400 Reduced

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Jan 31, 1991

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Feb 3, 1991

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

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Jan 31, 1991

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Mar 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jan 31, 1991

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Penalty

Initial $600

Issued

Jan 31, 1991

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Feb 3, 1991

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Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

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Jan 31, 1991

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Initial $500 · Current $500

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Jan 31, 1991

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Mar 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $700

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Jan 31, 1991

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Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $700

Issued

Jan 31, 1991

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Feb 3, 1991

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Jan 31, 1991

Abate by

Feb 3, 1991

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Jan 31, 1991

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Mar 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

Issued

Jan 31, 1991

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Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

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Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

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Apr 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

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Jan 31, 1991

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May 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

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Jan 31, 1991

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Feb 3, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

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Jan 31, 1991

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Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

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Jan 31, 1991

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Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

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Jan 31, 1991

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Mar 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

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Jan 31, 1991

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Mar 1, 1991

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Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

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Jan 31, 1991

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Initial $6,000 · Current $6,000

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Jan 31, 1991

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Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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Jan 31, 1991

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Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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Jan 31, 1991

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Initial $10,000 · Current $10,000

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Jan 31, 1991

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Initial $10,000 · Current $10,000

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Jan 31, 1991

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Initial $10,000 · Current $10,000

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Jan 31, 1991

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Initial $10,000 · Current $10,000

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Jan 31, 1991

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Mar 1, 1991

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Jan 31, 1991

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Mar 1, 1991

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Mar 1, 1991

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Jan 31, 1991

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