OSHA Inspection: ASM-SANDER, INC.

Issued

Jul 9, 2009

Abate by

Jul 28, 2009

Penalty

Initial $6,300

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish 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 the hazard of being struck sharp pieces.
Compressed air was used to test PVC .......
"Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to:"
Only use material with shatter resistance properties. (Reference Plastic
Pipe Institute document).
2. Follow manufacturer recommendation on application.
On or about March 5, 2009 at 170 Milledgeville Road, Warner Robins Air
Force Base, Georgia:
a) Employees were exposed to a struck by hazard when an eight inch
insulated PVC pipe chill
water system approximately 300 feet long was filled with compressed air to
100 PSi to test for
leaks.
In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required
for this violation
(using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in
addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be
included with
your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited
to, evidence of the
purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of
abatement, or other
written records.

Issued

Jul 9, 2009

Abate by

Jul 17, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,000