OSHA Inspection: TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS

Issued

2010-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3240.00

General-duty citation text

Nevada Revised Statute 618.375(1):  Duties of employers.  The employer
failed to furnish
employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized
hazards that were
causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees:
The employer failed to ensure that the following processes were
implemented and maintained
in accordance with ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2008:
a.Technicians who use the auto lifts were not trained in accordance with
ANSI/ALI
ALOIM-2008, page 6, para. 4.2. Training was not provided to employees.
b.Daily Inspections. The employer did not inspect all the required items
during the
inspection process in accordance with ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2008, page 6, para.
4.4.4. No daily inspection documentation was provided during the
inspection.
c.Qualified Inspection Procedure. The employer did not establish a periodic
inspection procedure in accordance with the recommendations of the lift
manufacturer in order to ensure reliability and allowed the continued safe
operation of the lift as stated in ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2008, page 7, para. 5.1.
d.Inspection Points. The employer did not establish and ensure that
inspection
points were performed in accordance with ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2008, page 8, para.
5.6.2
A feasible means of abatement would be to follow the requirements of the
ANSI/ALI ALOIM-
2008 to allow the continued safe operation of the automobile lifts.bile