OSHA Inspection: FORT EDWARD EXPRESS CO., INC.

Issued

Jul 15, 2005

Abate by

Aug 2, 2005

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

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:
(a)On or about 3/29/05, tank shop employees were exposed to fire and/or
explosion
hazards while using a truck-mounted bulk transfer blower to ventilate
liquified
petroleum gas cargo transports out-of-doors.
Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct
this hazard
would be to either utilize the ventilation rack station at the facility,
or utilize an alternate
procedure which complies with the provisions of NFPA 58, Standard for
Storage and
Handling of Liquified Petroleum Gases, and NFPA 77, Recommended Practice
on Static
Electricity, 1989 or more current.