OSHA Inspection: BRIGIDO'S BODY SHOP

Issued

2000-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $600.00 · Current $600.00

General-duty citation text

11 NMAC 5.2.9
Section 50-9-5(A), NMSA 1978 (New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety
Act):  Every
employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of
employment which
are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause
death or serious physical
harm to his employees.
PVC schedule 40 pipe was being used to distribute compressed air
throughout the building. The
use of PVC pipe for the distribution of compressed air has been prohibited
by:
American National Standards Institute/American Society of Mechanical
Engineers Standards
B31.8-1986, Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems Standard,
Sections 842.32,
842.43 and 849.52
American Society for Testing Materials D1785-86, Standard Specifications
for Polyvinyl
Chloride Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40, 80 and 120; and D2513-86a, Standard
Specification
for
Thermoplastic Gas Pressure Piping Systems.
Acceptable, and feasible means of abatement include, removing the PVC pipe
and replacing with
an approved type(some ABS materials, cast iron, etc.) or enclosing the
pipe with an enclosure
that is of sufficient strength to provide protection for the existing PVC
pipe.
Date Corrected                  Describe Corrective  Action :

Issued

2000-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-07-24 00:00:00

Issued

2000-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-07-17 00:00:00

Issued

2000-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-07-17 00:00:00

Issued

2000-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-07-17 00:00:00

Issued

2000-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-07-17 00:00:00