OSHA Inspection: MHB BUILDING MAINTENANCE, INC

Issued

2003-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $375.00 · Current $200.00 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 THE HAZARD OF FALLING TO A LOWER LEVEL:
a)Roof top of James M. Hanley Federal Building, on or about 04/30/2003: An
employee was cleaning windows using a Rope Descent System (RDS) with a
half seat harness as part of his fall arrest system.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct each of
these
hazards are to:
Ensure each employee has an approved full body harness and wears the full
harness when window washing work is performed in accordance with
ANSI/IWCA I-14.1-2001, Section 5 para 5.7.18.
Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item.