OSHA Inspection: DYER VENTURES INC.

Issued

2002-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $875.00

General-duty citation text

Nevada Revised Statute 618.375(1):  The employer did not furnish
employment and a place of
employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or
likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees:
The employer failed to ensure fall protection training and methods
included practices which did
not expose employees to potential falls while utilizing fall arrest
systems:
b.Employees inspecting roller coaster rails protected themselves from
falling by
wrapping the lanyard around the five inch diameter rail structure and
tying it back
onto itself.  Employees were exposed to potential falls of 72 feet at the
loop
structure, and 225 feet at the tower structure of the roller coaster.
REFERENCE: ANSI Z359.1 - 1992, 7.2.5;  "A SUITABLE ANCHORAGE CONNECTOR
SHALL BE USED FOR RIGGING THE CONNECTION OF LANYARDS AND LIFELINES
TO STRUCTURAL MEMBERS.  LANYARDS AND LIFELINES SHALL NOT BE
WRAPPED AROUND STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND CONNECTED BACK ONTO
THEMSELVES UNLESS A SUITABLE ANCHORAGE CONNECTION MEANS IS
INTEGRAL TO THEM."
ONE FEASIBLE MEANS OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO USE SUITABLE
ANCHORAGE CONNECTORS OR TO USE "TIE-BACK" LANYARDS WHICH
INCORPORATE AN ENGINEERED DESIGN AND MATERIAL AS AN INTEGRAL PART
OF THE FALL ARREST SYSTEM.