OSHA Inspection: BRESSER PAINTING

Issued

Mar 4, 2013

Abate by

Mar 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):  Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.          Location: Jobsite, 86 Route 6    a) Employees doing exterior painting on a roof were working without adequate fall protection, thus exposing employees to falling up to 15 feet to the ground below on or about 10/09/12.

Issued

Mar 4, 2013

Abate by

Mar 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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:        Location: Jobsite, 86 Route 6    a) Employees doing exterior painting on a roof without fall protection had not received training to recognize and avoid fall hazards on the jobsite, thus exposing employees to falling up to 15 feet to the ground below on or about 10/09/12.