OSHA Inspection: SPECTRUM INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Jan 17, 1991

Abate by

Mar 21, 1991

Penalty

Initial $420 · Current $300 Reduced

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)  Entry into confined spaces such as, but not limited to, dust
collection bin without a Confined Space Entry Program.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct these hazards is to establish ad enforce an adequate plant
confined space entry procedure such as that stipulated by ANSI Z117.1-
1989.  American National Standard for Working in Tanks and Other
Confined Spaces.  Essential elements of this confined space entry
procedure would include:
1.  Hazard indentification.  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 what 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 barrier,
as necessary;
6.  Employee training.  Train employees so that attedants, authorized
entrants and personel authorizing or in charge of entry can work safely
in and around the permit spaces;
7.  Equipment.  Provide, maintain and ensure the proper use of the
equipment necessary for safe entry,  including testing, monitoring,
communication  and personal protection 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 pedestrians, 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 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

Jan 17, 1991

Abate by

Feb 21, 1991

Penalty

Initial $420 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Jan 17, 1991

Abate by

Feb 21, 1991

Issued

Jan 17, 1991

Abate by

Feb 21, 1991

Issued

Jan 17, 1991

Abate by

Feb 21, 1991

Issued

Jan 17, 1991

Abate by

Mar 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $280 · Current $180 Reduced

Issued

Jan 17, 1991

Abate by

Feb 21, 1991

Penalty

Initial $70 · Current $50 Reduced

Issued

Jan 17, 1991

Abate by

Jan 22, 1991

Issued

Jan 17, 1991

Abate by

Jan 28, 1991

Issued

Jan 17, 1991

Abate by

Jan 28, 1991