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Top 10 Most Cited: Construction
Fall Protection
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Is each walking/working surface with an edge which is 6 feet or more above a lower level protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems?
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Is each employee on a walking/working surface protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes by covers?
General Requirements
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Is each scaffold and scaffold component capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it?
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Are all suspension ropes, including connecting hardware, used on non-adjustable suspension scaffolds capable of supporting, without failure, at least 6 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to those ropes?
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Do any stall loads of any scaffold hoist exceed 3 times its rated load?
Ladders
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Are all ladder rungs, cleats, and steps parallel, level, and uniformly spaced?
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Is the minimum clear distance between the sides of individual-rung/step ladders and the minimum clear distance between the side rails of other fixed ladders 16 inches?
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Are any ladders tied or fastened together to provide longer sections that are not specifically designed for such use?
Training Requirements
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Is there a provided training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards, and does the program enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling, and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards?
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Has the employer assured that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in all areas of Section 1926.503(a)(2)?
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Has the employer verified compliance with paragraph (a) of section 1926.503 by preparing a written certification record?
Safety/Health Provisions
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Does the employer provide PPE, including respirators, to each employee?
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Does the employer initiate and maintain programs necessary to comply with 1926.20(a)(1)?
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Does the employer permit only those employees qualified by training or experience to operate equipment and machinery?
Fall Protection Systems
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Are the guardrail systems surfaced to prevent injury to an employee from punctures or lacerations, and to prevent snagging of clothing?
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When guardrail systems are used at holes, are they erected on all unprotected sides or edges of the hole?
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Are all connectors for safety nets drop forged, pressed or formed steel, or made of equivalent materials?
Hazard Communication
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It is required that chemical manufacturers or importers classify the hazards of chemicals which they produce or import, and all employers to provide information to their employees about the hazardous chemicals to which they are exposed, by means of a hazard communication program, labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and information and training. And requires distributors to transmit the required information to employers. Does this company comply?
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Are any labels on incoming containers of hazardous chemicals removed or defaced?
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Are all safety data sheets that are received with incoming shipments of hazardous chemicals, readily accessible during each work shift to laboratory employees when they are in their work areas?
Aerial Lifts
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Are all aerial ladders of ladder trucks and tower trucks secured in the lower traveling position by the locking device on top of the truck cab, and the manually operated device at the base of the ladder before the truck is in motion for highway travel?
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Are the lift controls being tested each day prior to use to determine that such controls are in safe working condition?
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Are only authorized persons permitted to operate an aerial lift?
Wiring Methods
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Are any wiring systems installed in ducts used for vapor removal or in any shaft containing only such ducts?
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Are any temporary lights suspended by their electric cords?
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Are these cords and lights designed for this means of suspension?
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Do any appliances, other than those in which the current-carrying parts at high temperatures are necessarily exposed, have live parts normally exposed to employee contact?
Stairways
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Are riser height and tread depth uniform within each flight of stairs, including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs? Variations in riser height or tread depth shall not be over 1/4-inch (0.6 cm) in any stairway system
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Are stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches, whichever is less, equipped with: At least one handrail; and One stair rail system along each unprotected side or edge?
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Are all Stair rails installed after March 15, 1991,at least 36 inches from the upper surface of the stair rail system to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the riser at the forward edge of the tread?
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Are all stair rails installed before March 15, 1991, atleast 30 inches or more than 34 inches from the upper surface of the stair-rail system to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the riser at the forward edge of the tread?
Eye/Face Protection
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Does the employer ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation?
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Are all eye and face PPE distinctly marked to facilitate identification of the manufacturer?
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Do protectors meet all of the following minimum requirements: provide adequate protection against the particular hazards for which they are designed? reasonably comfortable when worn under the designated conditions? fit snugly and shall not unduly interfere with the movements of the wearer? Durable? capable of being disinfected? easily cleanable?
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