OSHA Inspection: INTEGRITY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LTD

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Abate by

Oct 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a:  The employer did not certify abatement for Citation 1, Item 1a. b:  The employer did not certify abatement for Citation 1, Item 1b.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

Jul 24, 2013

Abate by

Jul 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:   (a) Bigley Avenue, Charleston:  An employee working from a Snorkel 42 aerial lift, Model TB-742D, to attach siding to a commercial building was found not wearing a fall arrest system, as determined on April 10, 2013.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM    Note:  As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system.  The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated

Issued

Jul 24, 2013

Abate by

Aug 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   (a)  Bigley Avenue, Charleston:  No training program was in place for employees exposed to fall hazards such as when working from a Snorkel 42 aerial lift with no personal fall protection, as determined on April 10, 2013.      ABATEMENT CERTIFCATION IS REQUIRED   NOTE:  The employer shall verify compliance with this standard by preparing a written certification record.  The written certification record shall contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  If the employer relies on training conducted by another employer or completed prior to the effective date of this section, the certification record shall indicate the date the employer determined the prior training was adequate rather than the date of the actual training.