OSHA Inspection: WC MEDIA OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, INC.

Issued

2014-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:     a.  At the Car Wash and Marine Bank, off of 6th street in Springfield, IL, employee changing billboards were exposed to a fall hazard while using a cable (horizontal life line) on the platform(s) because the fall protection system was not designed, install and used to provide adequate fall protection which maintains a safety factor of at least two.    b.  At the Kincaid, IL location employees installing billboards were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 15 ft. 7in.  Employees working in between the signs were unhooking the lanyards from the cable, and climbing the panels in order to secure the sign.

Issued

2014-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.       The employer did not document a personal protective equipment hazard assessment. The written certification did not include the name of the person who certified that the evaluation had been performed, and the date that the hazard assessment was completed.

Issued

2014-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:      Employees installing billboards on the Kincaid, IL location were exposed to a fall hazard and the employer had not provided adequate training on the fall protection.