OSHA Inspection: OLYMPIC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Jun 18, 1986

Abate by

Jun 30, 1986

Penalty

Initial $210 · Current $200 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 being overcome in a confined space and of not being able
to be rescued from the confined space while removing #6 oil sludge from
a metal, underground tank (20' x 79' x 89') due to lack of means of
escape or rescue.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to establish and enforce adequate confined space
entry procedures which would include, as a minimum the following
essentials:
1) Condust atmospheric testing of confined spaces for flammable
atmospheres and oxygen deficient atmospheres prior to each and
entry.
2) Provide adequate rescue procedure and a qualified or standby
person for rescue purposes.
Reference Standards:
1) Criteria for a Recommended Standard - Working in Confined Spaces.
DHEW (NIOSH) Publication Number 80-106.
2) ANSI Z117.1-1977 Safety Requirements for Working in Tanks and Other
Confined Spaces.  American National Standards Institute, Inc.
New York, N.Y.
3) "Confined Space Summary" from Respiratory Course OSHA Training
Institute, DES Plaine, Illinois.
4) "Confined Spaces: Avoiding the Hazard" Occupational Health and Safety
July 1983.
5) "A Primer on Confined Area Entry" Bio Marine Industries, Malverne,
Pa.
6) NJAC 12:170 "Work in Confined Spaces"  State of New Jersey, Dept
of Labor & Industry, Trenton N.J.
7) ASTM Designation D4276-64, "Standard Practice for Confined Space
Entry" American Society for Testing and Materials, (Philadelphia,
Pa.
8) "Hazards of Confined Spaces Require Clearly Defined Policies"
Occupational Health & Safety, April 1985.
9) "Cleaning Petroleum Storage Tanks" API Publication 2015, 3rd Ed,
1985, American Petroleum Institute, Washington D.C.
Location:  Long Island Company Yard, 1425 B 24 Street,
#6 Oil fuel tank (underground).  Far Rockaway, N.Y. 11691.

Issued

Jun 18, 1986

Abate by

Jun 24, 1986

Penalty

Initial $180 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Jun 18, 1986

Abate by

Jun 30, 1986