Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Violation Items
Nr: 311965297 Citation: 01001 Issuance: 09/30/2009 ReportingID: 0626700
Viol Type:Serious NrInstances:1 Contest Date:
Abatement Date:10/23/2009 X Nr Exposed:3 Final Order:
Initial Penalty:2100.00 REC:A Emphasis:
Current Penalty:2100.00 Gravity:10 Haz Category:HEAT

Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History
Type Event Date Penalty abatement Type FTA Insp
Penalty Z: Issued 09/30/2009 2100.00 10/23/2009 Serious  
Penalty I: Informal Settlement 10/15/2009 2100.00 10/23/2009 Serious  


Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: HEAT
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 the hazard of heat: a)On or about August 14, 2009 the employer did not protect employees from the recognized hazards of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, while employees shoveled residual dirt behind a pier/trench foundation excavation machine with temperatures exceeding 93 degrees fahrenheit. Feasible and useful abatement methods for reducing this hazard include: 1) Establishing an acclimation program for new employees. 2) Establishing a mandatory work/rest schedule for employees. 3) Establishing a heat stress monitoring program for employees. 4)Establishing an initial and annual heat stress training program for all high risk employees. The program shall address the following: a.Sources of heat transfer, i.e. metabolism, radiation, convection b. Physical responses to heat and first aid measures to take to Alleviate symptoms. c. Physical indications that a worker should be removed from the job/task. d. Administrative and work Practice controls in use such as diet, salt intake, acclimation. e.Medical and social conditions that affect heat tolerance. f.Description of heat stress program and responsibilities of enforcement. g. Providing ice and water-cooled garments for employees. h. Assigning and utilizing relief workers and/or extra workers to reduce stress on workers. i. Establishing a water/electrolyte replenishment program for employees. j. Establishing an appropriate medical surveillance program for employees. DISCLAIMERS:1)You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.2)The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases. 3)The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an appropriate abatement method. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19NCE