OSHA Inspection: ADS, LLC

Issued

Feb 5, 2004

Abate by

Feb 11, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

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
exposed to heat stress while assembling concrete forms on the top level of
a building under
construction:
a)Springhill College; Library Construction Project; Top level of
Structure: A new
employee was exposed to excessive heat on or about August 19, 2003 while
assisting
other employees in the building of concrete forms. The employee had not
been
given an
acclimation period to allow him to adjust to the heat and the activity to
be performed.
Among others, one feasible method to abate this hazard would be to follow
the
recommendations for heat acclimatization as specified on the OSHA Heat
Stress Card
(OSHA Publication 3154) which states, "Build up tolerance to the heat and
the work
activity slowly.  This usually takes about two weeks."