OSHA Inspection: TECTA AMERICA

Issued

Sep 30, 2010

Abate by

Oct 4, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,000 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 being struck by vehicular traffic:
a)Employees were not wearing a traffic vest where there was an exposure to
moving traffic.
b)Training was not provided to employees in the recognition of unsafe
conditions
in work zone safety.
Among other methods, recognized and feasible means of abatement to correct
this hazard is to:
a)  Ensure that employees who direct traffic are provided with a traffic
vest and suitable warning
signs and provided with training that enables them to recognize and
control hazards associated
with vehicles; and, b)  Comply with the applicable elements required by
the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices (Millennium Edition), June 2001 when performing
work that affects
highway and street traffic.