OSHA Inspection: WHITESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT

Issued

Apr 8, 2003

Abate by

May 12, 2003

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $350

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 were exposed to the
hazard of
flashovers, resulting in possible death or burns, when conducting live
fire training burns in
an acquired structure.  A feasible and useful means of abatement, among
others, is to enforce
procedures for training burns such as but not limited to (1) adequately
ventilating structure;
(2) complete evaluation of acquired structure, including construction of
attic for ventilation
purposes, and (3) fire ground communication between vent crew and incident
command.