OSHA Inspection: BAIZABAL SHEET METAL & ROOFING

Issued

Jul 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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.   On June 7, 2013, at the job site, employees were working on the edge of a roof with a slope 4:12, exposing employees to falls greater than 6 feet with inadequate fall protection

Issued

Jul 17, 2013

Abate by

Sep 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

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:  On June 7, 2013, at the job site, employees were working on the edge of a low sloped roof with no fall protection training, exposed to falls greater than 6 feet with no fall protection.