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 fall hazards. a)Southeast side of building, 10th floor: An employee was cleaning a double hung tilting window from the window sill without fall protection, and was exposed to falling from the 10th floor to the street. On or about 08/29/11. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to: 1)Clean exterior surfaces of upper and lower double hung tilting windows from inside the building when employee's feet are firmly on the floor and when the height of the sill prevents the employee from falling through the opening. If an extension cleaning pole is used, train employees in the proper inspection, assembly, and safe usage in accordance with International Window Cleaning Association, ANSI / IWCA I - 14.1-2001, Section 5.1 and 5.10 2)If working from the floor surface is not practical to clean the window, protect the employee from falling through the window opening by utilizing a personal fall restraint system, such as, but not limited to, a body belt with its lanyard attached to a secure point of anchorage, in accordance with ANSI / IWCA I - 14.1-2001, Section 3.8, Fall Protection, and Section 9.1, 9.2.2 and 9.2.3. 3)Train and instruct all employees in all safe working procedures and proper use of safety equipment, as referenced in ANSI /IWCA I-14.1- 2001, Section 3.3 and 3.4. 1st REPEAT Chelsea Cleaning Services Inc WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, ITS EQUIVALENT, OR ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR STANDARD, Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 310943204, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 001, ISSUED ON 05/16/2007 WITH A FINAL ORDER DATE OF 06/07/2007. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.0