OSHA Inspection: M C EXTERIORS

Issued

Aug 23, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.    Workers were observed engaged in residential construction activities installing roofing material on the roof area of an existing single-family house. Workers were exposed to potential fall hazards from a height of 17.4 feet in that a method of residential or conventional fall protection was not properly utilized.

Issued

Aug 23, 2011

Abate by

Oct 5, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fallhazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed inorder to minimize these hazards.    Workers were engaged in residential construction activities install shingles on a steep sloped roof area. Workers were exposed to potential hazards in that the workers were not properly trained in fall protecion criteria.