OSHA Inspection: NEW YORK HEALTH & RACQUET CLUB

Issued

May 6, 1999

Abate by

May 12, 1999

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

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:
On or about 11/6/99, the employer failed to prevent employees from having
access to six
glass skylight panels which formed a platform approximately 5 ft wide and
30 ft long in the 7th
floor storeroom overlooking the building lobby and atrium. Employees were
using the platform
to store boxes, and other items, and some employees walked on the
platform, not knowing that
it was made of glass due to the opaque paper covering.
Feasible means to correct this hazard may include, but are not limited to,
the following:
1. Remove the paper covering that had concealed the glass surface of the
platform.
2. Train employees and provide work rules regarding this hazard.
3. Post warning signage.
4. Take other effective action as necessary to prevent employees from
having access to
these glass panels such as increasing the height of the guardrail and
adding a midrail or
constructing a wall to prevent access as intended by the existing New York
City
administrative Code chapter 27-338, subchapter d.1. which requires a
guardrail to
prevent access of employees to glass skylights made of 1/4 inch thick wire
glass.

Issued

May 6, 1999

Abate by

May 11, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $2,250

Issued

May 6, 1999

Abate by

May 25, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $2,250

Issued

May 6, 1999

Abate by

May 25, 1999

Issued

May 6, 1999

Abate by

May 25, 1999