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ANSWERS: The violations are given along with the regulation numbers that address them.
1. Workplace is a mess 1910.22(a)(1) 2. Rats 1910.141(a)(5) 3. LP forklift used in EE rated area (see sign) 1910.178(c)(2)(iv) 4. Propane tank lying on the floor 1910.178(f)(2) 1910.110(f)(2)(i) 1910.110(f)(2)(ii) 5. Worker standing on the forks 1910.178(m)(3) 6. Operator has dismounted the forklift without lowering the forks 1910.178(m)(5)(iii) 7. Exit blocked 1910.178(m)(14) 1910.37(a)(3) 8. Loose objects in the aisle 1910.178(n)(14) 9. Transmission oil leak 1910.178(p)(3) 1910.22(a)(2) 10. Propane leak 1910.178(p)(4) 11. Headlight hanging down 1910.178(h)(2) 1910.178(q)(1) 12. Extension cord on the floor 1910.305(g)(1)(iii)(A) 1910.305(g)(2)(ii)
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