OSHA Inspection: RCI ROOFING SUPPLY COMPANY INC

Issued

Jul 17, 2009

Abate by

Aug 4, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish 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 are exposed to struck by and caught between
hazards associated
with operating powered industrial trucks while not utilizing the safety
equipment provided.
The employer is failing to protect the employees from potential fall
hazards associated with
the loading and unloading of delivery vehicles in the yard.  The most
recent example of this
was found at the facility located at 7702 S 68 Street, Omaha, NE 68136
where the employer
has employees climbing onto a flat bed truck as part of the process of
loading pallets of
roofing material thus exposing the employees to the potential of a fall
hazard greater than
four (4) feet above the lower landing surface.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods of abatement are:
1)  Install approved fall protection equipment to prevent falls.
2)  Train employees on the use of the fall protection and the hazards
associated with
falls.
3)  Develop work rules and disciplinary procedures prohibiting the
walking/working
on delivery vehicles without the use of fall protection.
4)  Work with manufactures of the delivery vehicles to ensure that fall
protection
equipment is able to be in place and used by employees accessing the
delivery
vehicles while working/walking on them.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.  The
documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable
measurements or
monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be
helpful.
The
abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.