OSHA Inspection: NEW WORLD RECYCLING

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 6, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

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 free
from recognized
hazards that were causing, or likely to cause, death or serious physical
harm to employees:
Platforms provided by the employer to raise personnel with the use of
powered industrial trucks
were not appropriate for such tasks.  Such hazards included, but were not
limited to:  a lack of
fall protection, platforms were not adequately secured, a means to
correctly locate the platform
centered laterally on the truck was not provided, the working platform did
not contain a slip
resistant floor surface, and its loading capabilities/limits were unknown.
These conditions
potentially exposed its users to falls greater than ten (10) feet to the
concrete surface below
them.
Among other means, some feasible and acceptable abatement methods to
correct these hazards
are:
1.Utilize safety platforms that meet the requirements of American Society
of
Mechanical Engineers, ASME B56.1-2000, Safety Standard for Low Lift and
High Lift Trucks, Section 7.36 entitled Platforms - Elevating.
2.Provide powered industrial truck operator training that meets the
requirements of
29 CFR 1910.178(l).

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 6, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 6, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 6, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 6, 2004

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 6, 2004

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 6, 2004

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 12, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 12, 2004

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 6, 2004

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 6, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500