OSHA Inspection: HAYWOOD KING DBA MASTER WINDOW CLEANING SERVICE

Issued

Jul 31, 2009

Abate by

Aug 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

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 the hazard of falling from heights:
(a)On or about 06/10/09 - 22nd Street North, Birmingham, AL, employees
cleaning
exterior windows utilizing a Rope Descent System (RDS) were not protected
from
falling in that the employees did not have a full body harness connected
to a
separate life line, the ropes being used were over two years old, the
system was
not connected to an approved anchor point, the ropes were not protected to
prevent abrasion or chafing of the lines, there was no provision for
prompt rescue
in the event of an emergency, and the equipment had not been inspected.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard
is to follow the
guidelines of the American National Standards Institute/International
Window Cleaning
Association, ANSI/IWCA I 14.1-2001, Section 5.7, Rope Descent Systems
(RDS).