OSHA Inspection: B & S SALVAGE COMPANY

Issued

Dec 15, 1989

Abate by

Dec 21, 1989

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $150 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
the hazards of: a) working in a potentially explosive atmosphere while
cutting discarded tanks which had contained either flammable or
combustible products; and b) entering confined spaces such as the
discharged tanks, where an oxygen deficiency and/or explosive
environment could exist.
Among other methods, one feasible and useful method to correct this
hazard is to train the designated monitoring employee to properly
calibrate the Gastech model GP-204 portable combustible gas indicator
according to manufacturer's specifications.
Salvage Yard - The practice of performing hot or cold cutting
operations on discarded storage tanks was deficient in that
testing and monitoring were not effective because the Gastech
model GP-204 portable combustible gas indicator was ot properly
calibrated according to manufacturer's specifications.