OSHA Inspection: WATERTITE ROOFING COMPANY, LLC

Issued

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $3600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide:     a. At the site, unit 1721, employees were exposed to a 14 feet fall hazard, in that, a ladder jack scaffold was used with a 9.5 inch platform to reach elevations at the exterior of the building.

Issued

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): Where guardrails were not installed along the front edge of the platform or all employees were not protected from falling with the use of personal fall arrest systems, the front edge of the scaffold platform was more than 14 inches:     a. At the site, unit 1721, employees were exposed to a fall hazard 14 feet 5 inches, in that, a pump jack scaffold used to reach elevations at the front of the building was installed 34 inches from the wall.

Issued

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:     a. At the site, unit 1721, employees were exposed to a fall hazard 14 feet 5 inches, in that, a pump jack scaffold used to reach elevations at the exterior of the building was used without having guardrails at the front of the scaffold and at the ends.

Issued

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(4) Ladders used to support ladder jacks were not placed, fastened, or equipped with devices to prevent slipping:     a. At the site unit 1721, a ladder jack scaffold was used to reach exterior elevations without having both ladder sections secured to the building to prevent displacement.

Issued

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:     a. At the site, unit 1716 and 1714, employees were exposed to a fall hazard 7 feet 6 inches from the cart-port overhang to the ground during mansard renovation.

Issued

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)     a. On site, employees were exposed to acetone, gasoline, caulking, roofing tar and roofing cement. A written hazard communication program was not developed, maintained and implemented at the workplace.

Issued

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):  The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they used: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a. On site, employees were exposed to acetone, gasoline, caulking, roofing tar and roofing cement. Material Safety Data Sheets were not maintained at the workplace to provide employees information on the hazardous chemicals used.

Issued

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)   a. On site, employees were exposed to acetone, gasoline, caulking, roofing tar and roofing cement. The employees were not provided training and education on the hazardous chemicals at the workplace.

Issued

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): A safety and health program was not initiated and/or maintained to provide compliance with the general safety and health provisions of the standard:     a. The employer did not develop and implement a written safety and health program to address the company policy on safety as well as the employer/employee responsibilities.