OSHA Inspection: AIR LIQUIDE LARGE INDUSTRIES U.S. LP

Issued

Feb 3, 2012

Abate by

Feb 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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 a place of employment which was 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:
The employer does not ensure that employees apply for the appropriate Safe
Work Permits when
performing non routine tasks such as connecting a pressurized 1800 psi
nitrogen cylinder to
sampling line.  In an effort to assist in the DeRime process on the
Refined Argon Day Tank,
on or about 8/5/2011, employees were allowed to connect the 1/8 inch
sampling line to the high
pressure side of the nitrogen cylinder without a Safe Work Permit.  This
violation was
documented on January 27, 2012.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement of
this
hazard would be
to follow Air Liquide Safe Work Permit Level 2 B Procedure Number
2B-LI-HS-1010-P,
Revision: 0, Dated May 31, 2007.