PROVIDENCE, RI —
OSHA Inspection: DIVERSIFIED ROOFING SYSTEMS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DIVERSIFIED ROOFING SYSTEMS, INC. in 333 WESTMINSTER ST, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339032732.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DIVERSIFIED ROOFING SYSTEMS, INC.
- Site address
- 333 WESTMINSTER ST
- City
- PROVIDENCE
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02903
- Mailing
- 230 COFFIN AVENUE, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02746
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.34 C
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.34(c): Means of egress were not continually maintained free of all obstructions or impediments to full instant use in the case of fire or other emergency: Jobsite: On or about 5/1/13, the stairwell on the northeast side of the building was partially blocked with contractor's equipment and building occupant materials.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.150 C01 VI
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(vi): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 10B, was not provided within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas were being used on the jobsite: Jobsite: On or about 5/1/13, the employer did not provide a fire existinguisher within 50 feet of where flammable and combustible liquids were stored.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B04 I
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around the hole: Jobsite on roof adjacent to skylights: On or about 5/1/13, employees had been working next to unguarded skylights.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $0 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 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, 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, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system: Jobsite, Southwest corner of roof: On or about 5/1/13, an employee was not adequately protected from falling.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: Jobsite, roof for the Northwest stairwell roof access structure: On or about 5/1/13, the anchor points for the personal fall arrest system were located in such a way that if employees were to fall, they would contact the main roof.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1051 A
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairways or ladders were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided: Jobsite, top landing of stairwell in northeast corner: On or about 5/1/13, the employer did not provide a stairway, ladder, suitable ramp, runway or sloped embankment at the elevated threshold for the door way where the stairwell exits onto the roof.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 2, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: Jobsite: On or about 5/1/13, the employer had not developed a written hazard communication program to address hazardous chemicals used in the employees' workplace.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical or chemical agents: Jobsite, the roof on the stairwell access structure: On or about 5/1/13, the employer did not ensure that protective eye wear was in place when an employee was removing roofing material with an ax.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339032732.
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