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  Category Description Hazard Standard Corrective Action
VIEW Falls Doubled lanyards - Personal fall arrest system rigged such that employee could free fall more than 6'. Lanyard length extended by connecting two six foot lanyards. Fall Protection 1926.502(d)(16)(iii) Lanyard length should be limited to six foot
VIEW Falls The stairrail system along the unprotected sides of the first flight of the stairway do not have midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structural members between the top rail of the stairrail system and the stairway step. Fall Protection 29 CFR 1926.1052 ( c) (4) Install a mid-rail, mesh, or other acceptable component.
VIEW Falls Employees are exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet, while working on the ledge of masonry block wall without fall protection. Employees are working adjacent to unprotected protruding reinforcing steel (rebar) which creates an impalement hazard. Employees are sitting on the scaffold working level without any fall protection, exposing themselves to a fall of over 10 feet. Fall Protection 1926.501(b)(1); 1926.701(b) 1926.451(g)(1), 1926.451(e)(1) Provide a fall protection system or work platform meeting the requirements of OSHA standards. Reference 1926.502. Provide adequate covers over reinforcing steel. Provide standard guardrail system consisting of a top rail, midrail and toeboard as required. The employer needs to verify that the scaffold frame side rails are manufactured for employees to access the various working heights.
VIEW Falls Employees working above 4-feet on machine platform without fall protection. Fall Protection 1910.23(c)(1) Employer provided a mobile scaffold / ladder system for safe access.
VIEW Falls Employees climbed 130+' metal fixed ladder. Ladder not provided with ladder climbing device, offset landings every 20', or cage with a maximum length of 30'. Fall Protection 1910.27(d)(2) Equip ladder with climbing device, offset landings every 20', or cage with a maximum length of 30'.
 

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