OSHA Inspection: WEEKS ROOFING COMPANY INC.

Issued

2013-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): 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:    On or about June 18 2013, at a commercial site, employer did not ensure that employee(s) working on the edge of a roof were provided with and required to use adequate fall protection. Employees were exposed to fall hazards from and elevation greater than 6 feet.