When you see a hazard…

1. When you see a hazard… Take time to correct it.

2. What’s wrong with this photo?

3. 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.

4. What’s wrong with this photo?

5. 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.

6. What’s wrong with this photo?

7. 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.

8. What’s wrong with this photo?

9. 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.

10. What’s wrong with this photo?

11. 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.

12. What’s wrong with this photo?

13. 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.

14. What’s wrong with this photo?

15. 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.

16. What’s wrong with this photo?

17. 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).