OSHA Inspection: RASMUSSEN MILLWORK, INC.

Issued

Apr 9, 1993

Abate by

May 12, 1993

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

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:
(a) Confined space entry hazard(s), such as but not limited
to, the sawdust/shaving silo(s) where the potential hazards
could be:
1) flours of wood dust exceeding permissible levels,
2) fire/explosion hazard from air suspended wood dust,
3) oxygen deficiency hazard from wet sawdust,
4) engulfment.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct these hazards is to establish and enforce an adequate plant
confined space entry procedure such as that stipulated by ANSI
Z117.11989.
American National Standard for Working in Tanks and Other Confined
Spaces.  Essential elements of this confined space entry procedure would
include:
1.     Hazard identification - Identify and evaluate each hazard of the
permit spaces including determination of severity;
2.     Hazard control - Establish and implement the means, procedures, and
practices by which the permit spaces can be entered safely;
3.     Permit system - Establish a written permit system for the proper
preparation, issuance, and implementation of entry permits;
4.     Employee information - Signs shall be posted near permit spaces to
notify employees that hazards may be present and that only authorized
entrants may enter the permit spaces;
5.     Prevention of unauthorized entry - Prevent unauthorized employee
entry through such measures as training or by posting signs and barriers
as
necessary;
6.     Employee training - Train employees so that attendants, authorized
entrants and personnel authorizing or in charge of entry can work safely
in
and around the permit space;
7.     Equipment - Provide, maintain and ensure the proper use of the
equipment necessary for safe entry, including testing, monitoring,
communication and personal protective equipment;
8.     Rescue - Ensure that the procedures and equipment necessary to
rescue entrants from permit spaces are implemented and provided;
9.     Protection from external hazards - Ensure that all pedestrian
vehicle or other barriers necessary to protect entrants from external
hazards are provided;
10.    Duty to other employers - Ensure that when an employer such as a
contractor plans to send employees into a permit space which is under the
control of another employer (host employer) the host employer provides the
contractor with all available information on permit space hazards; on
efforts to comply with this standard; and on any other workplace hazards,
safety rules and emergency procedures of which the contractor needs to be
aware of.

Issued

Apr 9, 1993

Abate by

May 12, 1993

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

Issued

Apr 9, 1993

Abate by

May 12, 1993

Issued

Apr 9, 1993

Abate by

May 12, 1993

Issued

Apr 9, 1993

Abate by

May 12, 1993

Issued

Apr 9, 1993

Abate by

Apr 26, 1993

Penalty

Initial $825 · Current $825

Issued

Apr 9, 1993

Abate by

May 12, 1993

Penalty

Initial $1,100 · Current $1,100

Issued

Apr 9, 1993

Abate by

May 12, 1993

Issued

Apr 9, 1993

Abate by

Apr 26, 1993

Penalty

Initial $825 · Current $825

Issued

Apr 9, 1993

Abate by

May 12, 1993