OSHA Inspection: MILK SPECIALTIES COMPANY

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Dec 20, 1990

Penalty

Initial $420 · Current $420

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) POTENTIAL OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERS WHEN ENTERING THE WASTE WATER
PUMP LIFT STATIONS, PIT AND OTHER VESSELS SUCH AS WASTE WATER TREATMENT
HOLDING TANKS AND ACTIVATED CHARCOAL TANK TO PERFORM WORKIN THAT;
A) WRITTEN PROCEDURES WERE NOT FOLLOWED TO ASSURE CONSISTENCY OF ENTRY.
B) ATMOSPHERIC TESTING WAS NOT PERFORMED PRIOR TO AND DURING EACH ENTRY.
C) MECHANICAL VENTILATION WAS NOT PROVIDED FOR EACH ENTRY.
D) RESCUE PROCEDURES WERE NOT ESTABLISHED.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO
CORRECT THESE HAZARDS IS TO ESTABLISH AND ENFORCE AN ADEQUATE CONFINED
ENTRY PROCEDURE. 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 WHAT HAZARDS MAY BE PRESENT AND THAT ONLY AUTHORIZED
PERSONS 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,
COMMUNICATIONS AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
8) RESCUE - ENSURE THAT THE PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO
RESCUE ENTRANTS FROM PERMIT SPACES ARE IMPLEMENTED AND PROVIDED.
9) POTENTIAL FROM EXTERNAL HAZARDS - ENSURE THAT ALL PEDESTRIAN,
VEHICLE OR OTHER BARRIERS NECCESARY TO PROTECT ENTRANTS FROM EXTERNAL
HAZARDS ARE PROVIDED.
10)DUTY TO OTHER EMPLOYERS - ENSURE THAT WHEN AN EMPLOYER, SUCH AS WHEN
A CONTRACTOR, PLANS TO SEND EMPLOYEES INTO PERMIT SPACE WHICH IS
UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EMPLOYER, THE EMPLOYER PROVIDES THE
CONTRACTOR WITH ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON PERMIT CONFINED SPACE
HAZARDS, AND OTHER WORKPLACE HAZARDS, SAFETY RULES AND EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES OF WHICH THE CONTRACTORS NEED TO BE AWARE IN ORDER TO
COMPLY WITH THIS PROCEDURE AND/OR STANDARDS.
B) ENFORCE AND FULLY IMPLEMENT THE "BIN AND TANK" ENTRY PROCEDURE THAT
WAS PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED AT MILK SPECIALTIES BOSCOBEL FACILITY.

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Nov 30, 1990

Penalty

Initial $280 · Current $280

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Dec 20, 1990

Penalty

Initial $280 · Current $280

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Dec 20, 1990

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Dec 11, 1990

Penalty

Initial $280 · Current $280

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Nov 23, 1990

Penalty

Initial $210 · Current $210

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Nov 23, 1990

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Nov 30, 1990

Penalty

Initial $140 · Current $140

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Nov 30, 1990

Penalty

Initial $140 · Current $140

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Dec 5, 1990

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Dec 20, 1990

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $350

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Dec 20, 1990

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $350

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Nov 26, 1990

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Nov 23, 1990

Issued

Nov 20, 1990

Abate by

Dec 20, 1990