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

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: a) Meat Cutting Room and Stock Areas where lifting and/or pushing and/or pulling are required were exposed to body mechanical (musculoskeletal) injuries. A feasible and useful method to correct the hazards, among other methods is the periodic comprehensive training and supervision of all exposed employees in body mechanics, manual lifting, and team lifting techniques and in the utilization of lifting and movement assistance devices. *Step 1: Implement a training program in body mechanics and lifting techniques for all employees exposed to the hazard as an interim protective measure. *Step 2: Submit to the Area Director a written detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to injuries as referenced in this citation. The dates for the following actions should be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation: 1) Evaluation of the conditions, locations, and the activities that the employees are engaged in at the onset of injuries. 2) Evaluation of applicable control measure(s). 3) Periodic training of employees in the applicable control measure(s). 4) A monitoring method to assure effective utilization of the control measure(s). *Step 3: Correction shall be completed by the implementation of the detailed plan of abatement.