OSHA Inspection: SOUTHEAST SERVICE CORP.DBA SSC SERVICE SOLUTIONS

Issued

May 22, 2000

Abate by

Jun 9, 2000

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $5,000 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:
a) the hazards of  being struck by aerial equipment in that on or about
January 28, 2000,
the areas where the Up-Right Lift was to be used was not free of drop
offs, holes, slopes, bump
and floor obstructions, debris, overhead obstructions and electrical
conductors, hazardous
locations,inadequate surfaces, wind, weather and other possible unsafe
conditions. The employer
failed to conduct a workplace inspection of the area where the Up Right
Lift was to be used as
required by ANSI 92.6 Section 7.8 which states that prior to use of the
lift a check of the area
shall be conducted  for possible hazards, and the employer did not ensure
employees were
trained on the hazards associated with the use and operation of the
Up-Right Lift in accordance
with ANSI 92.6 Section 7.6 and the Up-Right Lift Instruction Manual as the
employer did not
train employees on the responsibilities as operators as outlined in
Section 8 of ANSI 92.6 and/or
on the hazards of setting up the lift on or near an inclined surface. The
above was exacerbated
in that the  employer did not ensure that a copy of the operating and
maintenance manuals was
kept in the weather resistant storage compartment located on the Up-Right
Lift. This condition
prevented the easy access of safety information related to the lift.
a) Abatement Note:
Means of feasible abatement include, but may not be limited to:
1) training employees on the safe method of moving the lift from one point
to another,
and training them to recognize the hazards associated with working near
drop offs or holes,
slopes, bumps and floor obstructions, debris and overhead obstructions and
electrical conductors,
hazardous locations, inadequate surfaces, wind and weather and other
possible unsafe conditions.
2) requiring the supervisor or other management person in charge of
employees to
conduct a workplace inspection of the area where the lift is to be used to
identify the unsafe
conditions mentioned above and requiring a copy of the operating and
maintenance manual to
be stored on the Up-Right Lift in the weather proof container located on
the lift.

Issued

May 22, 2000

Abate by

May 25, 2000

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced