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

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of 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: a) Roberts Street facility -- the Ingersoll Rand monorail crane was not load tested prior to initial use. Reference:ANSI B30.11-1980; paragraph 11-2.2.2(a) Rated Load Test prior to initial use, all the equipment mentioned in the above paragraph is to be tested... NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to load test all cranes as per ANSI B30.11-1980. b) Roberts Street facility -- no load test report was available for the Ingersoll Rand monorail crane outside the building. Reference: ANSI B30.11-1980: paragraph 11-2.2.2(a) Test reports shall be placed on file. NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to conduct the load test and have the test report readily available. c) Roberts Street facility -- complete inspection of the Ingersoll Rand monorail crane outside the building was not performed at intervals as defined in ANSI B30.11- 2.1.1(b)(2) with inspection records maintained. Reference: ANSI B30.11-1980; paragraph 11-2.1l3(b) complete inspection of the crane or monorail system shall be performed at intervals as defined in 11-2.1.1(b)(2). NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to conduct periodic inspections of the crane and maintain records of the inspections.