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

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: Second floor - the Craftsman table saw used for cutting plastic was not equipped with a magnetic restarter or equivalent device as prescribed in NFPA-79, National Fire Protection Association, Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery, Section 8, that in the event of an interruption in the electrical supply would prevent the saw from restarting automatically when power is restored. Abatement certification only is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).s