OSHA Inspection: TOWE HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Issued

Apr 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):     Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    Workers were observed engaged in commercial re-roofing operations on an existing structure. Workers were exposed to potential fall hazards from heights of 15.4 feet in that a proper fall protection system was not utilized.

Issued

Apr 20, 2012

Abate by

Jul 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:        Workers were observed engaged in commercial re-roofing operations on an existing structure. Workers were exposed to potential fall hazards from heights of 15.4 feet in that the workers were not properly trained in fall protection criteria.