Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A 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: (a) On or about January 27, 1994, and possibly at times prior to that date, employees were exposed to the potential for serious injury from falls while working from a forkliftelevated work platform. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard would be: 1) To ensure all employees are protected from falls or other serious injury while working from an elevated work platform by following the safety standards set forth by ANSI B56.1d1992 4.17.2(c) & 7.35.1(2) requiring the use of body belts and lanyards. 2) To ensure all employees are protected from falls or other serious injury while working from an elevated work platform by following the safety standards set forth by ANSI B56.1d1992 7.35.1(1) for guardrail specifications and construction. 3) To ensure all employees are protected from falls or other serious injury while working from an elevated work platform by following the safety standards set forth by ANSI B56.1d1992 7.35.3 for work platform specifications and construction.