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■ PROVIDE the right equipment, including fall protection and the right kinds of ladders, scaffolds, and safety gear; and
■ TRAIN everyone to set up and use the equipment safely and to recognize hazards on the job.
“The Stand-Down is not limited only to construction industry trades,” Dean McKenzie, director of OSHA’s Directorate of Con- struction, and Christine M. Branche, Ph.D., FACE, principal asso- ciate director of NIOSH and director of its Office of Construction Safety and Health, said in an email in May 2018. “In fact, due to valuable information gathered from your participation in previ- ous National Stand-Downs, we have found that many stakeholders within the construction industry as well as general industry and governmental entities join us in this event each year. Each year, large corporations and small companies have joined us to make this effort a success. If your employees work at height or are ex- posed to falls, you have a vested interest in standing down your op- erations to emphasize fall protection or other safety-related topics.”
Recent Enforcement Cases
Falls, including fatal falls, figured prominently in OSHA’s enforce- ment actions during August and September 2018. Among the cases posted by the agency were these:
■ Sept. 19, 2018: OSHA cited an employer for exposing em- ployees to fall hazards and other hazards at a construction site in Bridgeport, Conn., and issued $146,554 in proposed penalties. The
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agency said its inspectors saw employees installing shingles and a skylight without fall protection. The company was cited for failing to provide fall protection, train employees to recognize fall hazards, and properly anchor fall protection equipment; using a damaged ladder and exposing employees to falls from ladders; failing to pro- vide eye protection; and failing to conduct regular inspections of work site, materials, and equipment.
■ Sept. 17, 2018: OSHA cited two companies following a fatal fall at a communication tower site in Utica, Miss. One was cited for exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards, failing to re- move or replace damaged attachments between the hook of a crane and the load, and for not capping the ends of rebar. The second company, a crane rental firm, was cited for not removing damaged equipment from service. OSHA issued a total of $20,990 in pro- posed penalties in the case.
■ Aug. 29, 2018: OSHA cited a roofing company for expos- ing employees to falls and other hazards at a St. Johns, Fla., work site and issued $105,283 in proposed penalties to the Jacksonville- based roofing company. OSHA reported that it investigated the company as part of a Regional Emphasis Program on Falls in Con- struction by Region IV; the company was cited for failing to ensure employees utilized a fall protection system, for failing to ensure employees utilized eye protection, and for not extending a portable ladder 3 feet above the roof landing. OSHA had cited the company for similar safety violations in January 2018.
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