Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: HEAT

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 the employer is failing to protect employees from asphyxiation hazards at the facility. a) The employees are exposed to hazards of asphyxiation, heat, and/or entrapment when frequently entering grain bins in order to break up clumps of corn. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS: i) The employer shall implement safeguards such as rescue and retrieval equipment as outlined in Section 14 and 12.2 respectively, of ANSI Z117.1 - 2009 ii)The employer shall identify and evaluate the establishment for hazard identification as outlined in Section 3 of American National Standard Institute (ANSI) Z117.1 - 2009. iii)The employer shall implement an entry permit system as outlined in Section 5 of ANSI Z117.1 - 2009. iv)The employer shall conduct atmospheric testing as outlined in section 6 of ANSI Z117.1 - 2009 v)The employer shall follow all attendant requirements as outlined in Section 7 of ANSI Z117.1 - 2009 Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photograph or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with citation.