Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 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 falling object hazards and struck-by hazards created by the use of lifting equipment (below-the-hook devices) in an unsafe condition. a) Shop, Spiral Area - On or about 10/28/10, employees operated the two 1 Ton cranes in order to lift the 1000-1300 lb. sheet metal coils for the Spiral-Helix spiral duct machines, models 100 and 200. The coils were suspended by a chain sling and a below-the-hook device (in-house built). The device was placed in service but not designed by a qualified person, and was not tested, inspected, labeled and certified. Abatement method: Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct these hazards is the fulfillment of the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME B30.20-2006, "Below the Hook Lifting Devices", which includes 1) Design of the below-the-hook device by a qualified person. 2) Load-testing of the device with certification. 3) Labeling of the device to visibly indicate the rated capacity. 4) Implementation of frequent and periodic inspections. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).