Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer is not instructing each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury. Employees are exposed to fall and struck-by hazards while engaged in construction and demolition activities. The employer does not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions or the proper regulations to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury. The following instance most recently occurred on February 8, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite: Employees engaged in construction and demolition activities are not protected against fall and struck-by hazards, thereby exposing employees to associated injuries. Material Handling Systems, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.21(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 967995, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on August 13, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 6000 Riverside Dr. Keasbey, NJ 08832. To abate this hazard in the future, the employer must ensure that its employees performing construction activities are instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions, and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards. Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).