OSHA Inspection: UNICCO INTEGRATED FACILITIES SERVICES

Issued

Aug 29, 2000

Abate by

Oct 17, 2000

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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 which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the hazard of falling:
EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO THE HAZARD OF FALLING DUE TO THE
INCORRECT ASSEMBLY OF THE RIGGING OF A TWO POINT SUSPENDED
SCAFFOLD. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE OF THE
RIGGING:
A.THE WEIGHTS AT THE ENDS OF EACH OUTRIGGER WERE PLACED
INCORRECTLY ONTO THE ANGLE IRON. THESE WEIGHTS ARE DESIGNED TO
BE INCORPORATED WITH THE ANGLE IRON.
B.THERE WAS NO COMPETENT PERSON ON SITE TO DIRECTLY SUPERVISE
THE RIGGING ASSEMBLY.
NOTE: A COMPETENT PERSON IS ONE WHO IS CAPABLE OF IDENTIFYING
EXISTING AND PREDICTABLE HAZARDS IN THE SURRROUNDING WORK AREA
WHICH ARE UNSANITARY, HAZARDOUS, OR DANGEROUS TO EMPLOYEES, AND
WHO HAS THE AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE PROMPT AND CORRECTIVE MEASURES
TO ELIMINATE THEM.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
A.USE WEIGHTS AT THE ENDS OF EACH OUTRIGGER PROPERLY PLACED
ONTO THE ANGLE IRON.
B.INSURE THAT A COMPETENT PERSON SUPRERVISES THE ASSEMBLY OF THE
RIGGING.
C.INSURE THAT THE EMPLOYEE AND COMPETENT PERSON ARE PROVIDED
FORMAL TRAINING BY THE COMPANY IN THE ASSEMBLY OF RIGGING FOR
SUSPENDED SCAFFOLDS.

Issued

Aug 29, 2000

Abate by

Sep 5, 2000

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 2000

Abate by

Sep 5, 2000

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 2000

Abate by

Sep 5, 2000

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Aug 29, 2000

Abate by

Sep 5, 2000

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced