OSHA Inspection: LODGING HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Issued

Jan 3, 2007

Abate by

Jan 18, 2007

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,050 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/ Evacuation of employees from an elevator car was not performed under
the direct supervision
of trained elevator personnel, and a trained rescue team had not been
formed prior to conducting
a rescue of employees from a stalled elevator.
While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazards rests with the
employer, given his/her
superior knowledge of the work place, feasible and acceptable methods of
abatement to correct
this hazard, among others are:
1. Use trained Elevator Personnel and follow the guidelines of Part I,
Section 1.1 of the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Guideline for Emergency
Personnel, ASME
A17.4-1999.  Use trained elevator personnel who have been trained on
proper evacuation
procedures for removing people from an elevator as outlined in Part I,
Evacuation
Procedures.
2. Have building management select and train their on employees in the
proper
evacuation procedures per Part I, Section 1.2.1 of the American Society of
Mechanical
Engineers Guideline for Emergency Personnel, ASME A17.4-1999 as outlined
in Part
I, Evacuation Procedures.
3. Contact emergency services of the local fire department and follow the
guidelines of
Part II of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Guideline for
Emergency
Personnel, ASME A17.4-1999.  Use trained emergency response personnel who
have
been trained on proper evacuation procedures for removing people from an
elevator
as
outlined in Part II, Evacuation Procedures.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED
FOR THIS VIOLATION.  The documentation should include written verification
of abatement,
applicable measurements of monitoring results, and photographs or videos
which you believe
will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the
citation(s).n

Issued

Jan 3, 2007

Abate by

Jan 18, 2007

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $5,670 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/ Employees were not prevented from opening the elevator door by the use
of a car door
restrictor.  Car door restrictors had not been installed on any of the
elevators.  One employee
was killed trying to exit the elevator.
While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazards rests with the
employer, given his/her
superior knowledge of the work place, feasible and acceptable methods of
abatement to correct
this hazard, among others are:
1.  Follow the guidelines of Part II, Section 2.7.4 (a), (b), and (c) of
the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers Guideline for , ASME A17.3-1999.  When a
car is
outside the unlocking zone, the hoistway doors or car doors shall be so
arranged that the
hoistway doors or car doors cannot be opened more than 4 inches (102 mm)
from inside
the car.  The unlocking zone shall extend from the landing floor level to
a point no
greater than 18 in. (457 mm) above or below the landing floor.  To meet
this guideline
elevator car door restrictors must be installed.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED
FOR THIS VIOLATION.  The documentation should include written verification
of abatement,
applicable measurements of monitoring results, and photographs or videos
which you believe
will be helpful.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the
citation(s).n

Issued

Jan 3, 2007

Abate by

Jan 23, 2007

Penalty

Initial $4,500

Issued

Jan 3, 2007

Abate by

Jan 23, 2007

Issued

Jan 3, 2007

Abate by

Jan 9, 2007

Penalty

Initial $4,500