because there was not a positive block* on the DX gas line. I also reported to the Safety Department that entry into this furnace without blocking the line was a violation of OSHA rules regarding confined space entry. For my efforts, I had the head of Engineering/Maintenance screaming in my face for a good 20 minutes. The next few years of my life were hell. I'd be assigned to supervise department maintenance on days because things were falling apart, I'd get things put together and then I'd be sent back to nights because I insisted on quaint practices like lock-out/tag out. They did everything they could to make me quit including assigning me the hardest, dirtiest job they could find when the union was out on strike. I was the only management person in Engineering/Maintenance that pulled strike duty in a production department. I couldn't afford to quit, but they finally fired my ass under the guise of a temporary lay-off.
Today I opened the paper and found this:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/osha_proposes_249000_in_fines.htmlToday I'm smiling. I'm glad I worked for Obama!
* I would have been happy with breaking the line, inserting a blind flange or doule block and bleed.