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When you see a hazard…. Take time to correct it. What’s wrong with this photo?. These workers are not protected from being struck by falling objects because they are working around/under other workers and not wearing hardhats.
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When you see a hazard… Take time to correct it.
These workers are not protected from being struck by falling objects because they are working around/under other workers and not wearing hardhats. • The scaffold has no guardrails (required at a height of 10 feet or more, but recommended at a height of 6 feet or more) and the worker on the scaffold is not using any fall protection. • The scaffold does not have cross bracing on the ends.
No stair railing on open side (hand rail and midrail); • No midrail on existing guardrail; • Door looks like it is boarded up and does not have a handle on the outside---raises question as to whether it meets requirements for an exit door (outward swinging, opens with a minimum force, panic hardware preferred); • Suggested improvement: install light and/or put glow-in-the-dark stair tread strips to reduce potential fall hazard at night & color code physical hazards with yellow paint, including difference in elevation at threshold to door & at edge of sidewalk.
Exit must not be blocked by storage. • Exit door must swing outward. • Exit door should have panic hardware or open with minimal force. • Looks like there are unapproved temporary wires run from electric line servicing exit sign. • Other observations: a) poor housekeeping; b) uncovered telecommunications panel and disorderly arrangement of phone lines.
These cords are: • improperly wired directly to the electrical circuit; • are not protected by a GFCI; • are two-wire cords that are not grounded; and • are not rated for hard- or extra-hard service, as required on a construction site.
Improper storage: • Access to sprinkler system valves blocked; • Cylinders are not allowed within 20 feet of valves; and • Combustible storage is not allowed within 20 feet of propane cylinders.
Exposure to Falls • Three men are on a ladder designed to be climbed by 1 man. • All 3 men have their center of gravity outside the confines of the ladder. • Man on left has only 2 points of contact with the ladder instead of 3. • There is no type of fall protection.
This is a confined space and must be marked with a DANGER or CAUTION sign. • If someone is below ground, there should be a trained attendant with rescue equipment. • This type of entry would require a permit, since the hazard of methane or hydrogen sulfide could exist. • If no one is in the confined space, it should not be left open with a ladder, since anyone (including a child) could enter it without authorization.
3 OSHA Violations: • No guardrails around any working level. • No safe means of access. • Materials are not allowed to be stored on scaffolds in excess of supplies needed for immediate operations (per 1926.250(b)(5).
