OSHA Inspection: RAINCOAT ROOF MAINTENANCE INC

Issued

May 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.    a. On or about May 8, 2012, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations, approximately nineteen (19) feet four (4) inches above ground, were not protected from falling at the ladder access, thereby exposing the employees to falls.    b. On or about May 8, 2012, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations approximately ten (10) feet above lower roof, were not protected from falling, thereby exposing the employees to falls.