OSHA Inspection: OSCAR PEREZ

Issued

Sep 17, 2012

Abate by

Sep 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    a) There was no frequent and regular inspection program being maintained in use by a competent person to ensure the job site, materials and equipment such as fall protection systems or devices were being maintained and utilized in a safe condition for roofing work associated activities adjacent to unprotected sides or edges of the low sloped church roof.

Issued

Sep 17, 2012

Abate by

Sep 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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.    a) Located on the low-sloped roof of the church structure less than 50 feet in width employees were observed performing roofing work associated activities adjacent to unprotected sides or edges without conventional fall protection and/or safety monitoring system being utilized and were exposed to fall potentials in excess of 12'.