OSHA Inspection: BUDGET SIGNS LTD.

Issued

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

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 (1.8 m) 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 guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, 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, the use of a safety monitoring system alone:    On or about 11/16/12 employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 12 ft. in height to the concrete ground level below while installing a sign and not utilizing a personal fall arrest system.