OSHA Inspection: FACILITIES ELECTRIC

Issued

Mar 17, 2005

Abate by

Mar 22, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $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:
Among other methods,one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to:
Employee rode in the bed of a pick up truck without seat belts.  The
employees were
exposed to the kind of hazards associated with a fall from a moving
vehicle.  feasible and
acceptable means of abatement include, but are not limited to:
a)Prohibit employees from riding on any part of a motor vehicle other than
approved seating, including the cargo area of pickup trucks,
b)install seating systems which are in compliance with 49 CFR 571.207 and
occupant crash protection (eg. seat belts) per 49 CFR 571.208 in employee
transport vehicles and do not exceed the designed personnel capacity of the
vehicle,
c)develop safe work practices and written procedures for employee
transportation
at the jobsite,
d)document employee training and utilize progressive discipline to ensure
enforcement of the rules.ement