OSHA Inspection: JAN'S S. ROOFING, INC.

Issued

2013-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6160.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, 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 shall be 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, 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 (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.    a. On or about January 9, 2013, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting flat roofing operations more than twenty five (25) feet above the ground was not protected from falling.    THE JAN'S S. ROOFING, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.501(b)(10), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 109317, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON FEBRUARY 13, 2012 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 3621 W. BELMONT AVE.  CHICAGO, IL  60618.