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 THE HAZARDS OF WORKING ALONG WITH NO VISUAL OR AUDIBLE SIGNAL CONTACT WITH ANOTHER PERSON WHO CAN RENDER ASSISTANCE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY: A) WARM CREEK DRAINAGE, MEADOW CREEK SALE, BOISE NATIONAL FOREST, LOWMAN, IDAHO - FALLERS DID NOT HAVE A MEANS OF COMMUNICATING WITHIN THE CREW AND/OR WITH THE HELICOPTER OR BASE. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS: A) PROVIDE EACH FALLER ON THE CREW WITH A RADIO. B) PROVIDE EACH FALLER ON THE CREW WITH A WHISTLE TO CONTACT OTHER CREW MEMBERS AND PROVIDE ONE RADIO FOR THE CREW TO USE TO CONTACT THE HELICOPTER OR BASE.