OSHA Inspection: GLOBE WINDOW CLEANING

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(j)(4): The workman shall be protected by a safety life belt attached to a lifeline. The lifeline shall be securely attached to substantial members of the structure (not scaffold), or to securely rigged lines, which will safely suspend the worker in case of a fall.  a. On the side of the building where two employees were working from Boatswain's chairs, the lifelines were not secured, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(j)(6): The roof irons, hooks, or the object to which the tackle is anchored shall be securely installed. Tiebacks when used shall be installed at right angles to the face of the building and securely fastened to a chimney.  a. At the jobsite where employees were using Boatswains chairs to conduct window cleaning operations, roof irons, hooks or other objects were not used to secure tiebacks, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.  a. On the roof of the jobsite where employees were moving the mules for the boatswain's chairs and looking over the edge of the building to the employees below, the employees fall arrest harnesses were not connected, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(b): Employee-owned equipment. Where employees provide their own protective equipment, the employer shall be responsible to assure its adequacy, including proper maintenance, and sanitation of such equipment.  a. At the worksite where an employee was using his personally owned fall protection harness, the employer did not ensure it was maintained and in serviceable condition in that it was frayed on multiple areas along its straps and a buckle was broken, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.   a. At the worksite where employees cleaned windows from Boatswains chairs, a Hazard Assessment had not been completed and certified, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 5, 2013

Abate by

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(e): Defective and damaged equipment. Defective or damaged personal protective equipment shall not be used.  a. At the worksite where employees were using a Boatswains chair to clean windows, an employee's safety harness was frayed in multiple areas and a metal buckle was broken, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard.