Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent): The employer does not guard every open sided platform four feet above adjacent ground levels by a standard railing or its equivalent. a. This violation occurred or about July 1, 2014, and at times prior thereto in the pipe yard where employees were exposed to fall hazards when climbing and working on pipe racks without standard railings or equivalent. b. This violation occurred or about November 12, 2014, and at times prior thereto in the Slitter area where employees were exposed to fall hazards when traversing the north side slitter platform without the platform having standard railings or equivalent. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that every open sided floor and/or platform four feet or more above adjacent floors or the ground level is guarded by standard railing or its equivalent.