OSHA Inspection: ARNIE SINGLES ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Aug 2, 2012

Abate by

Aug 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph (b) Note:  If using these systems was infeasible or created a greater hazard, the employer should develop and implement a fall protection plan meeting the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.    Employees working from a residential roof at a height greater than six feet were doing so without fall protection.    Arnie Singles Roofing, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this or its equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 313134801, Citation Number 1, Item Number 1, Issued on 11/04/2010, and was affirmed final order on 12/01/2010, with respect to a workplace located at 106 E. Howard Street, Portage, WI 53901.

Issued

Aug 2, 2012

Abate by

Aug 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(viii): The employer did not assure that each employee had been trained by a competent person qualified in the standards contained in subpart M:    Employees were not familiar with the OSHA fall protection standards and the requirements held within.