OSHA Inspection: NEW HEIGHTS ROOFING

Issued

2013-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and fuardrail 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, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.     The employer does not protect employees from falling when working 6 feet or move above lower levels.  This violation was observed on or about August 31, 2012, on the flat roof of the Fleet Sales office building where employees were exposed to a 11 foot 3 inch fall hazard when performing roofing work without a fall protection system.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that employees are protected from falling when exposed to falls 6 feet or more above a lower level or ground