OSHA Inspection: SIGN SERVICE

Issued

Jun 1, 1999

Abate by

Jun 4, 1999

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:
From the elevation hazard:
Employees used the ladder attached to the boom of a truck crane as a
scaffold or a platform
while employees were installing back-lighted letters to the exterior of a
newly constructed
building at 1101 Rambling Oaks in Norman, Oklahoma.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this hazard include
but are not limited to the following:  (1) tying off with personal fall
arrest equipment; (2)
selecting and using equipment designed to safely provide access to
elevated work areas; (3) safe
and proper use of a ladder; and (4) appropriately guarded work platforms.
***Certification and Documentation of Abatement Required***on