OSHA Inspection: JRS INTERNATIONAL,INC

Issued

2002-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was 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 following condition(s):
a)  The employees were exposed to the hazard of falling to the ground from
top of a 10
story hotel located at 123 Baronne Street, New Orleans, La. An employee
engaged in
window washing activities using a Petzl sit-harness with a rope pull/rope
control device
and a boatswain's chair with a descent control device called a "Rack" fell
approximately
10 stories. The employee was using two 7/16" nylon ropes, one rope was
attached to the
sit-harness at the belt buckle level and the other was attached to the
boatswain's chair.
The employee was not using a separate fall arrest system including full
body
harness,lifeline and rope grab.
Among other methods, one feasible and accepted abatement method to correct
this hazard
is to implement all the following procedures and precautions for employees
who use
descent control devices.
1)  Train employees in the use of the equipment before it is used; 2.
Inspect equipment
each day before use; 3. Proper rigging, including sound anchorages and
tiebacks, in all
cases, with particular emphasis on providing tiebacks when counterweights,
cornice
hooks, or similar non-permanent anchorage systems are used; 4. Use of a
separate fall
arrest system (full body harness with rope grab or similar device,
lifeline and anchorage
must be used. All components of the fall arrest system must be completely
independent
of the friction device and its support system), so that any failure in a
friction device,
support seat(or harness), support line, or anchorage system will not
affect the ability of
the fall arrest system to operate and quickly stop the employee's fall; 5.
All lines
installed(such as by using knots, swages or eye splices) when rigging
descent control
devices shall be capable of sustaining a minimum tensile load of 5,000
pounds; 6.
Provisions are made for rescue; 7. Ropes are effectively padded where they
contact edges
of the building, anchorage, obstructions, or other surfaces which might
cut weaken the
rope; 8. Provisions are made for intermittent stabilization for descent in
excess of 130
feet.

Issued

2002-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

Issued

2002-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced