OSHA Inspection: C&C-KAILUA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT DES

Issued

Sep 13, 2010

Abate by

Sep 16, 2010

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

HAR 12-60-2(a)(3) was violated because:
A "Danger Confined Space Entry by Permit Only" sign was posted on the
"Active Carbon
storage tank."  The permit required confined space procedures was not
followed.  Kailua
Waste Water Treatment Plant (KWWTP) management personnel started the job
with their
contractor, allowing its contractor's employees enter into the permit
required
confined space
without observing the permit required confined space entry procedures.
Air monitoring was
not done, an entry permit was not prepared, thus, potentially expose
employees to hazards
that could result in serious injury or death.
12-60-2(a)(3) states "Every employer shall provide safe work places and
practices by
elimination or reduction of existing or potential hazards.  Elimination of
existing or potential
hazards by design, process substitution, or other appropriate methods is
preferred because it
eliminates the need for further employee protection.  When elimination is
not feasible,
reduction of existing or potential hazards to acceptable levels, using
methods such as
engineering or administrative controls, isolation, or guarding, shall be
promptly used.  When
these methods are inadequate to reach acceptable levels, personal
protective equipment shall
be provided and used."
Location:  Kailua Waste Water Treatment Plantment