OSHA Inspection: CHELSEA CLEANING SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Nov 18, 2011

Abate by

Nov 30, 2011

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $5,750 Reduced

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 fall hazards.
a)Southeast side of building, 10th floor:
An employee was cleaning a double hung tilting window from the window sill
without fall protection, and was exposed to falling from the 10th floor to
the
street. On or about 08/29/11.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to:
1)Clean exterior surfaces of upper and lower double hung tilting windows
from
inside the building when employee's feet are firmly on the floor and when
the
height of the sill prevents the employee from falling through the opening.
If
an
extension cleaning pole is used, train employees in the proper inspection,
assembly, and safe usage in accordance with International Window Cleaning
Association, ANSI / IWCA I - 14.1-2001, Section 5.1 and 5.10
2)If working from the floor surface is not practical to clean the window,
protect the
employee from falling through the window opening by utilizing a personal
fall
restraint system, such as, but not limited to, a body belt with its
lanyard attached
to a secure point of anchorage, in accordance with ANSI / IWCA I -
14.1-2001,
Section 3.8, Fall Protection, and Section 9.1, 9.2.2 and 9.2.3.
3)Train and instruct all employees in all safe working procedures and
proper use
of safety equipment, as referenced in ANSI /IWCA I-14.1- 2001, Section 3.3
and
3.4.
1st REPEAT
Chelsea Cleaning Services Inc WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION
OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, ITS
EQUIVALENT, OR ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR STANDARD, Section 5(a)(1) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA
INSPECTION NUMBER 310943204, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER
001, ISSUED ON 05/16/2007 WITH A FINAL ORDER DATE OF 06/07/2007.
NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER
IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS
ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY
OF $1,000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.0