OSHA Inspection: JAMES ARTIS RIVERS DBA JAMES RIVERS CONCRETE CO.

Issued

Jan 11, 2013

Abate by

Feb 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina: The
employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment
and a place of employment free from
recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to heat-stress related hazards associated with
working in a hot environment:
a)jobsite (Amberly subdivision, Cary, NC) - where the employer did not
develop a heat stress
prevention program for employees who were exposed to a heat index of 106
and a temperature
of 79 degrees Fahrenheit, to help them recognize and avoid heat-related
illnesses and hazards
associated with working in a hot environment.  One feasible and acceptable
abatement method,
among others, to correct this hazard is to develop a heat stress
prevention program to include
elements such as the following:
1)Responsibilities of the employer and employees regarding working in hot,
humid environments;
2)Environmental factors and personal health factors that contribute to
heat-related
illnesses;
3)Guidelines for implementing a heat acclimatization process;
4)Daily water/ fluid requirements and management of the water/fluid
allocation process;
5)Training on the recognition of the signs and symptoms of heat-related
illnesses;
6)Reporting process when employees with heat-related illness symptoms are
observed;
7)Establishment of first-aid procedures;
8)Establishment of emergency response procedures;
9)Training for supervisor and employees on the requirements established in
the heat stress
prevention program.

Issued

Jan 11, 2013

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,500