OSHA Inspection: G & S TECHNOLOGIES

Issued

Oct 10, 2001

Abate by

Oct 15, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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) Outside Yard near Incinerator:   Written "Safe Operating Procedures"
were not developed
by the employer for employee(s) engaged in cutting open the tops of pad
mounted
transformers with a cutting torch for the purpose of recovering copper.
Violation occurred on or about 8/1/01
AMONG OTHER METHODS ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO:
1.   Develop and implement "Safe Operating Procedures" for cutting
operations
on
pad mounted transformers.
2.   Ensure all transformer bushings are kept open to allow sufficient air
to dilute the
gas concentration below the lower explosive limit.
3.   Ensure the use of a combustible gas meter to detect lower explosive
limit levels
in all pad mounted transformers prior to torch cutting operations.s