OSHA Inspection: HOME TECK ROOFING AND REMODELING LLC

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:          a) On or about 09/03/13, on the front porch roof of a house at 57 Greenfield St., Buffalo, NY:   Two employees engaged in roofing work were not trained to recognize potential hazards on this type of jobsite including but not limited to falls from roofs, ladders, and scaffolds, electrical hazards, and the need for personal protective equipment. They also were not trained in the applicable OSHA regulations to control or eliminate these hazards.         ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $300.00 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:        a) On or about 09/03/13, on the front porch roof of a house at 57 Greenfield St., Buffalo, NY:  Employees engaged in roofing work were exposed to falls of approx. 11 to 13 ft. because no fall protection system was utilized. The roof pitch was 4 in 12.        NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED