OSHA Inspection: CH2M HILL INC.

Issued

Jun 14, 2011

Abate by

Jun 24, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to each of his employees 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:
On or about 01/13/2011, at 10300 NW 11th Manor, Coral Springs, FL one
employee was using
a fiberglass 16 feet extension ladder on a slippery (wet) surface.
Among other methods of abatement, one feasible and acceptable method to
correct the hazard
is to require employees to thoroughly dry the bottom of a waste water tank
with pumps or
absorbent methods to remove water from the bottom surface of the tank
before placing a ladder
on the surface.
PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS
VIOLATION.