OSHA Inspection: DECATUR AUTO CENTER, L.L.C.

Issued

Jan 31, 2011

Abate by

Mar 5, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200

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 as follows:
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 as
well as any identifiable markings or paperwork of the manufacturer or
distributor
of the auto lifts.
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 determine the make/model of the
auto lifts and
follow manufacturer's recommendations for inspections and maintenance.
Also, the employer
could follow the requirements of the ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2008 on the safe
operation of
automobile lifts.bile