OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN CONTRACT COATINGS, INC.

Issued

1998-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $125.00 · Current $125.00

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards
which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply
with this
regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations
promulgated under
Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as
amended, as
follows:
A. Employer knew or should have known that employees involved in sand
blasting and
painting of Darlington County water tank interior were exposed to hazards
associated with
entry into a confined space such as the water tank on site and had not
written confined space
entry program available at the jobsite.  A feasible and useful means of
abatement, among
others is to keep and enforce a written confined space entry program at
the jobsite which
includes as a minimum the following elements:
1)Hazard recognition training for all employees who enter confined spaces
2)Test the confined space atmosphere for oxygen level, flammability, and
known
or suspected toxic substances prior to entry
3)Provide ventilation when needed and clean or purge to the extent
feasible prior
to entry
4)Establish and enforce work procedures including safety lines and standby
person when needed, respiratory equipment as appropriate
5)Establish preplanned rescue procedures
B. Employer knew or should have known that not having a pre-planned rescue
procedure at
the Darlington County water tank jobsite exposed superintendant and
painters to a potential
hazard of being overcome by xylene fumes or other potential emergency
situations inside a
confined space and have no clear means of how to rescue employees inside.
A feasible and
useful method, among others to correct this hazard is to keep a site
specific rescue procedure
at the jobsite so employees will know what steps are to be followed in the
event of an
emergency.

Issued

1998-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $125.00 · Current $125.00

Issued

1998-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $125.00 · Current $125.00

Issued

1998-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $125.00 · Current $125.00

Issued

1998-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-06-26 00:00:00

Issued

1998-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-06-26 00:00:00

Issued

1998-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-06-26 00:00:00

Issued

1998-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-06-26 00:00:00

Issued

1998-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-06-26 00:00:00

Issued

1998-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1998-06-26 00:00:00