OSHA Inspection: DOSKOCIL FOOD SERVICE COMPANY, LLC

Issued

1991-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $560.00 · Current $560.00

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 WER CAUSING OR LIKELY TO CAUSE DEATH
OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM TO EMPLOYEES IN THAT EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO:
EMPLOYEES ENTERED CONFINED SPACES THAT INCLUDED BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ROUNDHOUSE SEWER PIT AND SEWAGE LIFT STATION PIT RESULTING IN EXPOSURE
TO POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF OXYGEN DEFICIENCY HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL AND/OR
EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO
CORRECT THESE HAZARD IS TO ESTABLISH AND ENFORCE AN ADEQUATE PLANT
CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURES 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 IDENITIFICATION -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 AUTHORITY 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 PROVIDED 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

1991-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $280.00 · Current $280.00

Issued

1991-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-01-25 00:00:00

Issued

1991-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $350.00 · Current $350.00

Issued

1991-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-02-25 00:00:00

Issued

1991-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-02-25 00:00:00