OSHA Inspection: QUALITY WINDOW CLEANING, INC.

Issued

Dec 13, 2000

Abate by

Apr 10, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $900 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 a hazard of falling to the ground by not having a lifeline
anchored
independently from the roller/suspension equipment to a safe point on the
roof:
On or about July 20, 2000, at 2316 E Meyer Blvd., Kansas City, MO, on the
West side
of the Research Hospital main structure, two employees were suspended down
the vertical
face of the building using controlled descent devices while washing
windows, and using a
lifeline that was solely attached to the roller, subsequently causing the
two employees to fall
to the ground when the rollers fell to the ground causing serious and life
threatening
injuries to the two employees.
While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazard rests with the
employer, given
his/her superior knowledge of the workplace, feasible and acceptable
methods to correct
this hazard include:
1) Each employee use a rope that has a sole purpose of being a lifeline.
2) Anchor the rope used as a lifeline to a safe point on the roof
independent from the
roller/suspension equipment and descent line.
Abatement certification is required for this violation (using the
CERTIFICATION OF
CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating
that
abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This
documentation may
include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the
equipment, photographic
or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Dec 13, 2000

Abate by

Apr 10, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $900 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 a hazard of the roller/suspension equipment falling from
the roof from being
tied together and not anchored back to a safe point on the roof:
On or about July 20, 2000, at 2316 E Meyer Blvd., Kansas City, MO, on the
West side of
the Research Hospital main structure, two employees were suspended down
the vertical face
of the building using controlled descent devices while washing windows,
and using
rollers/suspension equipment that were tied together and not anchored back
to a safe
anchorage on the roof, subsequently exposing one or both employees to the
hazard of being
struck by the roller/suspension equipment.
While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazard rests with the
employer, given
his/her superior knowledge of the workplace, feasible and acceptable
methods to correct
this hazard, among others, include:
1) Anchoring each roller back to a safe point on the roof to keep the
roller from falling off
of the roof.
2) When two rollers are in use on the roof of a building, do not use one
rope for both
rollers to keep the rollers from being tied together.
Abatement certification is required for this violation (using the
CERTIFICATION OF
CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating
that
abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This
documentation may
include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the
equipment, photographic
or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Dec 13, 2000

Abate by

Apr 10, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced