OSHA Inspection: FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS INC.

Issued

Oct 11, 1994

Abate by

Oct 14, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $550 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 hazards associated with fall hazards while using
Scissor Lifts.
Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this hazard is to
establish and enforce
adequate Safety Programs with specific Training relating to the use of
Self Propelled Scissor
Lifts. Procedures such as those stipulated by the OPERATORS MANUAL
supplied with the
Lift, and A.N.S.I. A 92.6-1979 SELF PROPELLED ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS.
(a)8/2/94, Inside the building, employees used various brands of
SELF PROPELLED SCISSOR LIFTS to perform various tasks at
various heights throughout the building, without the ends of the
platforms guarded to prevent falls.