OSHA Inspection: SPARKLY CLEANING SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Aug 3, 2010

Abate by

Aug 6, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $900 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 fall hazards while performing window cleaning operations
on an 18 story
building:
a)945 River Road, Edgewater, NJ:  The employer did not have a written work
plan
that documented the identified hazardous areas, drop zones, anchor points,
and
emergency recovery procedures for employees performing window cleaning
operations, on or about 06/16/2010.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method
to correct
this hazard is to prepare a written work plan as described in ANSI/IWCA
I-14.1-2001 (Window
Cleaning Safety) Section 1.7 (Plan of Service).
b)945 River Road, Edgewater, NJ:  A roof vent and a vent pipe were used as
load
bearing anchor points for main lines and life lines, on or about
06/16/2010.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method
to correct
this hazard is to identify and certify anchorages as described in
ANSI/IWCA I-14.1-2001
(Window Cleaning Safety) Section 3.9 (Anchorages).
c)945 River Road, Edgewater, NJ:  The main lines and life lines were not
padded
around the brick and metal corners of the penthouse and the roof and pipe
vents,
on or about 06/16/2010.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method
to correct
this hazard is to ensure that building features, such as sharp edges of
parapets, window frames,
open projected windows, and cornices or overhangs cannot impair the
structural integrity of the
RDS (Rope Descent System) or associated fall protection rigging as
described in ANSI/IWCA
I-14.1-2001 (Window Cleaning Safety) Section 5.7.5 (Rope Descent Systems).
d)945 River Road, Edgewater, NJ:  The main line and the life line for both
window
cleaning operators were the same rope line tied to the same anchor point,
on or
about 06/16/2010.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method
to correct
this hazard is for each window cleaning operator to utilize an independent
fall arrest system as
described in ANSI/IWCA I-14.1-2001 (Window Cleaning Safety) Section 5.7.6
(Rope Descent
Systems).
e)945 River Road, Edgewater, NJ:  A window cleaning operator was not
secured
to the lanyard and life line while sitting on the parapet and fell from a
height of
18 stories, on or about 06/16/2010.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method
of abatement
is for each window cleaning operator to wear and completely assemble their
personal fall arrest
system prior to approaching the point of suspension as described in
ANSI-IWCA I-14.1-2001
(Window Cleaning Safety) Section 5.7.7 (Rope Descent Systems).
f)945 River Road, Edgewater, NJ:  A main line and a life line had
approximately
ten (10) feet of slack between the penthouse and the pipe vent that the
lines were
using as a load bearing anchor point, on or about 06/16/2010.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method
of abatement
is for each main line and life line to be attached with minimal slack to
an identified anchorage
in line (within 15 degrees of perpendicular) with the area being accessed
as described in
ANSI/IWCA I-14.1-2001 (Window Cleaning Safety) Section 5.7.17 (Rope
Descent Systems).

Issued

Aug 3, 2010

Abate by

Aug 6, 2010