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

Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees; in that the employee was permitted to be lifted by a Lull Rough Terrain Forklift, without any fall protection, on an unsecured and improper platform device, exposing the employee to the hazards of falling and being thrown from the forklift. (a)Mississippi State School of Fine Arts, Dormitory Building, Brookhaven, MS - An employee was not protected from the hazards of falling or being thrown from a Lull Rough Terrain Forklift. The employee was lifted while standing on a wooden pallet which was unsecured to the forks of the Lull Forklift. Among others, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to: (1)Follow ASME B56.6-1992, Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks, for the proper safety requirements for personnel lifting devices and personnel protective equipment. These standards are identified under sections 5.15.1 and 8.25.1. Section 8.25.1 states that personnel are to be restrained by means of a guardrail or a means for securing personnel, such as a body belt and lanyard. A guardrail or similar structure shall have a nominal height to the platform floor of 42 inches around its periphery and include a midrail.