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

Nevada Revised Statute 618.375(1): Duties of employers. The employer failed to furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees: The employer failed to furnish employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his or her employees, as follows: a.At 4000 Meadows Lane, Las Vegas, NV automotive center employees utilized automotive lifts throughout the day in the performance of several automotive maintenance tasks. The employer did not have an automotive lift training or inspection program that was compliant with the American National Standard Institute/Automotive Lift Institute (ANSI/ALI) ALOIM:2000 - Safety Requirements for Operation, Inspection and Maintenance in the following areas: 1.The employer's online elearning system for auto lifts was not equivalent to the requirements of the Automotive Lift Institutes publication "Lifting It Right". 2.The employer did not document the operator training by completing the operator training log found in the appendix of ANSI/ALI ALOIN-2008. 3.The employer's inspection program did not include all of the inspection points as required by ANSI/ALI ALIOM-2008. 4.The employer's maintenance program did not include all of the manufacturer's requirements. 5.Three of the employer's automotive lifts did not have the rated capacity listed on them and did not have the required safety decals posted. 6.The employer did not have the Automotive Lift Institute publications "Quick Reference Guide", "Lifting It Right" and "Safety Tips" were not available in the lift area. The ANSI/ALI ALIOM-2008 and the manufacturer's installation, operation and maintenance manuals were also not available. Employees were exposed to possible serious injury from operating automotive lifts that are not properly inspected or maintained and they are not trained to operate in accordance with industry standards. References: American National Standard Institute/Automotive Lift Institute - Automotive Lift Operation, Inspection and Maintenance (ALOIM):2008 Page 5, Paragraph 4.2.1 "The owner or employershall ensure that operators of automotive lifts are instructed in the safe use and operation of the lift using the manufacturer-provided instructions and warning labels and the Automotive Lift Institute publications "Quick Reference Guide, Vehicle Lifting Points for Frame Engaging Lifts", "Lifting It Right" and "Safety Tips" and this ALOIM standard. Equivalent documents may be substituted for proprietary materials." American National Standard Institute/Automotive Lift Institute - Automotive Lift Operation, Inspection and Maintenance (ALOIM):2008 Page 5, Paragraph 4.3 - Operator Training Documentation. "The owner or employer shall appropriately document operator training by completing the operator training log found in the appendix of this standard." American National Standard Institute/Automotive Lift Institute - Automotive Lift Operation, Inspection and Maintenance (ALOIM):2008 Page 7, Paragraph 5.6.1 Inspection Points - Checklist "The qualified lift inspector shall follow the specific directions provided by the lift manufacturer in the inspection of each lift including the following minimum points. If a lift manufacturer supplied checklist is not readily available then the appropriate periodic inspection checklist(s) located in the appendix to this standard shall be used. At the completion of the inspection the qualified lift inspector shall complete the inspection certificate also located in the appendix to this standard. The qualified lift inspector shall obtain the acknowledgment signature of the owner or employer and post the inspection certificate along with the inspection checklist on or near the lift inspected or together with other printed material or records pertaining to the lift." American National Standard Institute/Automotive Lift Institute - Automotive Lift Operation, Inspection and Maintenance (ALOIM):2008 Page 12, Paragraph 6.1.1 Planned Maintenance Procedure "The owner or employer shall establish a periodic planned maintenance procedure in accordance with the recommendations of the lift manufacturer in order to ensure reliability and allow the continued safe operation of the lift". One feasible and acceptable abatement method would be to follow the requirements of the American National Standard Institute/Automotive Lift Institute - Automotive Lift Operation, Inspection and Maintenance (ALOIM):2008 requirements for the establishment of a employee training, automotive lift inspection and preventative maintenance.