OSHA Inspection: U S A YKK INC

Issued

Oct 28, 1992

Abate by

Mar 31, 1993

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 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) Potential hazards of oxygen deficiency, toxic substances,
flammable
substances, or rescue devices when employees enter a confined
space cleaning reactor vessels in PPD, periodic cleaning vats that
contain  Cl2, NH3, CN in slider area and other feasible and acceptable
abatement methods to correct this hazard include but not limited to
develop a program through which the employer identifies all conditions
which must be evaluated before confined space entry occurs and issues
a written entry permit only after all conditions are determined to be
acceptable. The program should include but not limited to the
following
as appropriate:
(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 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, as provided by this
standard, 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
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 in order to comply
with this standard.

Issued

Oct 28, 1992

Abate by

Jul 29, 1993

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,310 Reduced

Issued

Oct 28, 1992

Abate by

Dec 31, 1992

Issued

Oct 28, 1992

Abate by

Nov 30, 1992

Issued

Oct 28, 1992

Abate by

Jan 28, 1993

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

Oct 28, 1992

Abate by

Dec 29, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $785 Reduced

Issued

Oct 28, 1992

Abate by

Jan 28, 1993

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Issued

Oct 28, 1992

Abate by

Jan 31, 1993

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $785 Reduced

Issued

Oct 28, 1992

Abate by

Nov 29, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

Oct 28, 1992

Abate by

Nov 29, 1992

Issued

Oct 28, 1992

Abate by

Nov 29, 1992

Issued

Oct 28, 1992

Abate by

Nov 29, 1992