OSHA Inspection: MT. VERNON CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jan 31, 2014

Abate by

Feb 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  Rt 896 and Corbit St.,  Newark, DE - Employees were conducting roofing operations at approximately 40 feet above ground level without any means of fall protection.  Observed on or about 1/15/14.

Issued

Jan 31, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2014

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:  Rt 896 and Corbit St., Newark, DE - Employees who had not received fall protection training, were conducting roofing operations at approximately 40 feet above ground level. Observed on or about 1/15/14.  ­ ­Abatement Note    The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following:    1.  The nature of fall hazards in the work area; 2.  The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; 3.  The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used; 4.  The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; 5.  The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; 6.  The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; 7.  The role of employees in fall protection plans; 8.  The standards contained in this subpart.    The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will 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.

Issued

Jan 31, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  Rt. 896 and Corbit St., Newark, DE - Employer did not have an accident prevention plan. Observed on or about 1/15/14.  ­ ­Abatement Note  An accident prevention program must provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person designated by the employer.