OSHA Inspection: L & J ROOFING & REMODELING

Issued

Dec 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $2,520

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Each 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.    Workers were engaged in residential re-roofing activities removing the old roofing material and installing a new roof. Workers were exposed to potential 20.1 foot fall hazards in that a proper fall protection system was not utilized.

Issued

Dec 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800

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.      Workers were engaged in residential re-roofing activities removing the old roofing material and installing a new roof. Workers were exposed to potential fall hazards from a height of 20.1 feet in that the workers were not properly trained in fall protection criteria.