OSHA Inspection: WINDOW CLEANING SPECIALISTS, INC.

Issued

Oct 1, 2010

Abate by

Oct 7, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 falls:
(a)On or about 05/10/10 - 2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd North,
Birmingham,
AL, an employee cleaning interior windows utilizing a Rope Descent System
(RDS) was not protected from falls in that the safety line and the primary
working line were attached to the same anchorage point.
(b)On or about 05/10/10 - 2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd North,
Birmingham,
AL, the primary working line and lifeline were not attached within 15
degrees of
perpendicular of the area being accessed.
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 Clean Association,
ANSI/IWCA I-14.1-2001, Section 5.7.17  Suspension Devices for Rope Descent
Systems and
Section 14.6.2  Roof Anchorages.

Issued

Oct 1, 2010

Abate by

Oct 7, 2010

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced