OSHA Inspection: JOHN MORIARTY & ASSOCIATES OF FLORIDA, INC.

Issued

May 1, 2008

Abate by

May 7, 2008

Issued

May 1, 2008

Abate by

May 7, 2008

Penalty

Initial $55,000 · Current $55,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment 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 hazards, such
as but not limited
to, contact with concrete slurry waste:
On or about 11/3/2007, at a construction site located at 600 Brickell
Avenue, Miami, Florida,
three employees were instructed by the superintendent and foreman to enter
into a Frontier fixed
axle tank confined space exposing them to the hazard, including but not
limited to, contact with
concrete slurry waste.  The employer failed to identify and evaluate the
hazards within the tank,
classify the tank as a permit or non-permit confined space, implement an
entry team, clean and
decontaminate the space, make available retrieval equipment and implement
a rescue plan.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this hazard are to:
Follow the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) Z117.1-2003, Safety
Requirements for
Confined Spaces, which requires, but is not limited to, a Hazard
Identification (see 3.2.6 -
physical hazard), Hazard Evaluation, Confined Space Classification as
either a permit-required
confined space or non-permit confined space, Entry Team, Cleaning /
Decontamination,
Retrieval Equipment and Emergency Response (Rescue), and follow JMA's own
confined space
program.
PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.