OSHA Inspection: CALVERT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Mar 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 potentially exposed to hazardous atmospheres while working in a
confined space:
a)Manhole on the northwest corner of W. 11th Street and west Beach Blvd. in
Gulf Shores, AL, On February 15, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer
failed to develop and implement a written confined space program that
requires
the training of employees, air testing requirements, mechanical
ventilation and
the requirement for retrieval equipment for rescue potentially exposing an
employee to hazardous atmospheres when he entered and worked in a concrete
manhole for a sewer system repairs.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct this hazard
is: To follow the
American National Standard Institute (ANSI), Standard Z117.1-1995,
Requirements for
Confined Spaces, including the identification of hazards within a confined
space (required in
Section 3), control or elimination of atmospheric hazards prior to entry
into the space
(required in Section 5), atmospheric testing when necessary (required in
Section 6), retrieval
equipment (required in Section 12), and emergency rescue provisions
(required in Section
14).

Issued

Mar 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

Issued

Mar 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

Issued

Mar 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,940 Reduced

Issued

Mar 7, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,530 · Current $1,071 Reduced