OSHA Inspection: ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION

Issued

Nov 5, 2004

Abate by

Jan 3, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment
which were free from
recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to
employees, in that employees were exposed to falls:
(a) Tarp area - Drivers without fall protection were exposed to falls of
12 feet, while
standing on top of roofing materials on a 48 foot flat bed trailer, to lay
tarp over the
materials.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to:
(1) Provide fall protection systems to the drivers when they are exposed
to falls
that are 6 feet or more from the ground.
ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREDATION