OSHA Inspection: SUAREZ ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Feb 29, 2012

Abate by

Apr 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $660 · Current $660

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:    Suarez Roofing, Inc. failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:    Citation Number 		Item Number			Abatement Date  02			01				11/16/2011    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Nov 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $3,300

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    a) The employer did not ensure that each employee was provided with training in the recognition and control of the hazards associated with working from aerial lifts that were provided for employee use.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Nov 15, 2011

Abate by

Nov 16, 2011

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $9,240

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels and 50-feet (15.25 m) wide or less, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, a combintation of warning line systemsand safety monitoring systems, or, on roof 50 feet or less in width, the use of a safety monitoring system alone:    a) Employees were not protected from the hazard of falling while working from a 3/12 pitched roof deck having a ground to eave height of approximately 28 feet.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.      Suarez Roofing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315148296, citation 2, item 1, issued on March 7, 2011, and became final order on or about March 16, 2011, and OSHA violation inspection 311376024, citation 1, item 1a, issued on September 24, 2008, and became final order on or about October 3, 2008.