OSHA Inspection: CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, INC.

Issued

Mar 24, 2004

Abate by

Apr 19, 2004

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 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:
a)  On December 4, 2003 Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. permitted employees
engaged in sign
work to be exposed to struck-by hazards from motor traffic while working
in and near the
traveled way of King Street without posting advance warning signs to alert
approaching road
users of a temporary work zone within the traveled way.  Among other
feasible and acceptable
abatement methods to correct this hazard include the proper placement of
advance warning
signage.  These abatement methods are discussed in detail in the Manual on
Uniform Traffic
Control Devices (MUTCD) Millennium Edition Section 6G.03.
b)  On December 4, 2003 Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. permitted employees
engaged
in sign
work to be exposed to struck-by hazards from motor traffic while working
in and near the
traveled way of King Street without posting a lane closed warning sign to
alert approaching road
users of a lane closure within a temporary work zone.  Among other
feasible and acceptable
methods to correct this hazard include the proper placement of lane
closure signage.  These
abatement methods are discussed in detail in the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices
(MUTCD) Millennium Edition Section 6F.21
c)  On December 4, 2003 Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. permitted employees
engaged in sign
work to be exposed to struck-by hazards from motor traffic while working
in and near the
traveled way of King Street without erecting traffic control devices
redirecting road users from
the normal path to a new path approaching the work zone.  Among other
feasible and acceptable
abatement methods to correct this hazard include the proper placement of
channelizing devices.
These abatement methods are discussed in detail in the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control
Devices (MUTCD) Millennium Edition Section 6C.05
d)  On December 4, 2003 Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. permitted employees
engaged in sign
work to be exposed to struck-by hazards from motor traffic while working
in and near the
traveled way of King Street without indicating road users path through a
temporary work zone.
Among other feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this
hazard include the proper
placement of channelizing devices.  These abatement methods are discussed
in the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Millennium Edition Section 6F.65.
In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required
for this violation
(using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).