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 dropped or falling loads: (a)Foundry Building, V1 Molding - Employees used a bail, a below-the-hook mechanical lifting device, to move cope and drag flasks. The bail did not have permanently affixed, durable identification stating the manufacturer, manufacturer's address, the serial number, and lifting device weight. Although the bail had a hand written capacity marked on it, without the other information, there was no way to verify this hand written lifting capacity. Additionally, the bail did not receive all required inspections, on or about January 19, 2006. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct these hazards includes, as specified in the American National Standards Institute safety standard Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices (ASME B30.20-2003), using a nameplate or other permanent marking, display the following information on the below-the-hook lifting device: Manufacturer's name and address, serial number, lifting device weight (if over 100 pounds or 45 kg), and rated load. Conduct every-lift, frequent, and periodic inspections of the below-the-hook lifting device, and keep documentation records of the periodic inspection or make an external code mark on the lifting device to indicate that the periodic inspection occurred. VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION