OSHA Inspection: ADVANCED FACILITIES SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC

Issued

Sep 17, 2002

Abate by

Sep 20, 2002

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 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 the employees were being exposed to a fall/thrown hazard
to the ground :
a) On site at 5917 Manatee Ave, Bradenton, FL - Employees were using a
Genie
articulating arm basket to work on the store facia at heights of 14 to 16
feet above the
ground and were not utilizing a body belt and lanyard or a harness and
lanyard, on or
about 8/19/02.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to
follow the manufacturer's requirements for the use of body belts and/or
harness and
lanyards as indicated on the stickers of the unit and the requirements of
the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) A 92.5-1992 Standard for
Boom-Supported Elevating
Platforms.rted

Issued

Sep 17, 2002

Abate by

Sep 20, 2002

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced