OSHA Inspection: S W CLEANING INC.

Issued

Jun 22, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment that were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that the
employee was exposed to THE HAZARD OF FALLING:
a)North side of building, on or about 5/10/00: a manual boatswain's chair
was used in a window cleaning operation at a maximum height of 98 feet.
ABATEMENT NOTES:
Ensure that manual boatswain's chairs are not used where the height of
suspension exceeds 75 feet per American National Standards Institute,
Safety Requirements For Window Cleaning, ASME/ANSI A39.1-1987,
paragraph 6.1.2.
Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.
b)North side of building, on or about 5/10/00: Emergency decent
equipment(equipment which is operational in the down direction only) was
used for a window cleaning operation.
ABATEMENT NOTES:
Ensure that emergency decent equipment is not used for window cleaning
operations per American National Standards Institute, Requirements For
Window Cleaning, ASME/ANSI A39.1-1987, paragraph 11.3.
Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 22, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Jun 22, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Jun 22, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500