OSHA Inspection: ALDI

Issued

May 31, 2013

Abate by

Jun 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,750 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(i)(B): When the employer used the alternate procedures specified in 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii) for entering a permit space, the employer could not demonstrate that continuous forced air ventilation alone was sufficient to maintain that permit space is safe for entry:    Employee(s) entering a fuel vault at the establishment were exposed to asphyxiation hazards due to no air monitoring testing being performed to determine acceptable entry conditions, prior to entry.

Issued

May 31, 2013

Abate by

Jul 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,750 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:     Employee(s) performing the duties of entry supervisor had not received training over the confined space entry program including the duties of the entry supervisor such as, but not limited to the following:  knowing the hazards the authorized entrant may be exposed to, verifies by checking that the appropriate entries have been made on the permit, terminates the entry and cancels the permit, verifies that rescue services are available and the means for summoning them are operable, removes unauthorized individuals who enter or attempt to enter the permit space during entry operations, determines that the entry operations remain consistent with the terms of the entry permit and that acceptable entry conditions are maintained, and etc., thus exposing the authorized entrants to asphyxiation hazards.