Case Study: Occupational Safety OSHA Compliant. Managment
Instructions
Consider the scenario below:
Workers need to enter a below-ground, concrete-lined vault to repair a leaking valve that controls the flow of wastewater from several buildings at your plant. The opening for the pit is outdoors and secured with a 36-inch diameter manhole cover. The pit is 12 feet deep, and the walls are 6 feet x 6 feet wide. The valve is at the bottom of the vault. You opened the cover, tested the atmosphere, and found oxygen levels to be at 16%. No toxic substances were detected. After ventilating the space for 15 minutes, the oxygen reading reached 18% and remained at that level.
Address the following items:
Using the flow chart in Appendix A of 29 CFR 1910.146, determine the classification of the space. Explain how you reached the decision.
Based on your determination, develop an OSHA-compliant standard operating procedure (SOP) for workers to follow when entering the space to repair the valve. Include the citation(s) from 29 CFR 1910.146 for each step of the procedure.
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Appendix A of 29 CFR 1910.146 and classification of the space
The OSHA definite a confined space that “the space must be “large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and performed assigned work” AND the space must “have limited or restricted means for entry or exit” AND the space must not be “designed for continuous employee occupancy” (OSHA). The permitted required oxygen concentration in confined space is between 19.5% and 23.5% and when the atmosphere is below 19.5%, it is oxygen deficient and above 23.5% is oxygen enriched (OSHA). On the other hand, one criterion for permit required confined space is when the spaces contain or there is potential for a hazardous atmosphere then there is bad air since the oxygen reading reached 18% after ventilation and remained at this level, then this is a permit required confined space (Mansdorf, 2018). There is also a ma...
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