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§1910.22Hot lead item

Damaged Walking Surfaces

Damaged Walking Surfaces

priority_high Why it matters

Spalling concrete, potholes, lifted joints and crumbling slab edges violate §1910.22(b), which requires surfaces to be maintained in good repair. In South Florida the salt-air environment accelerates this — and the same deterioration that trips a worker is what a structural inspector flags on a recertification.

event_repeat How often it's checked

This is the classic ‘flagged by both’ item. OSHA cites it on any inspection; separately, Florida's Milestone structural inspections (30 years, 25 near the coast, then every 10) and the Miami-Dade / Broward 40-year recertification document spalled walkways and balcony slabs as structural deficiencies requiring an engineered repair.

construction How La Gala fixes it

Concrete restoration is our core trade — spall repair, rebar treatment, slab-edge and balcony rebuilds, and protective coatings, sequenced for occupied buildings so tenants stay comfortable while we work.

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