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 falls of 10 to 16 feet while working/walking atop the upper tiers of the storage rack system without any means of fall protection: a- 150 Raritan Center Parkway: Employee(s) installing a steel storage rack system inside the warehouse of a client (Expediters International) was walking/working atop the upper tiers of the racking without any protection against falling. As such, the rack functioned as an elevated temporary work platform. Feasible options for fall protection include, but are not necessarily limited to, working from the safety of a manlift equipped with proper guard railing; or use of personal fall arrest devices such harness and retractable lifeline. Condition noted on or about 11/06/2002.