Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002B Hazard:

29 CFR 1918.98(b)(3): The employer did not provide an accident prevention course having instruction suited to the particular operations involved. The employer training does not meet the provisions of 29 CFR 1918.98 for satisfactorily completing a course in accident prevention suited for container discharge operations. This violation was most recently observed January 19, 2012 at the Port of Long Beach, Berth J245, Vessel Cosco Japan, Bay 34 where an employee was exposed to and fatally injured by hazards while working in the zone of danger during container discharge operations. To abate this violation, the employer must initiate and maintain a program, including instruction suited to the particular operations involved by a qualified person it designates, to ensure that supervisors satisfactorily complete a course in accident prevention, have knowledge and understand safety and health hazards associated to their assigned worksite supervision. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including a description of how this program will protect its employees from accident hazards.