Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: FALLING

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 falling from an elevated forklift platform: a.Guam Premier Outlet, Tamuning, Guam: The pallet provided by the employer to raise personnel with the use of a Yale forklift was not appropriate for such tasks. Hazards included a lack of fall protection, platform was not adequately secured, a means to correctly locate the platform centered laterally on the truck was not provided, the working platform did not contain a slip resistant floor surface, and its loading capabilities/limits were unknown. An employee was exposed to a fall of 14 feet to the ground when installing a new sign while being elevated on the pallet. Among other means, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazards is: Utilize safety platforms that meet the requirements of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME B56.1-2000, Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, Section 7.36 entitled Platforms - Elevating.