OSHA Inspection: ALL WEATHER ROOFTOP SOLUTIONS INC.

Issued

May 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,836 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:       a) Jobsite, where employees worked from an approximate height of 12 feet while performing roofing activities on Building R-53 and Building R-80.

Issued

May 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,836 · Current $1,263 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(1): Personal fall arrest system connectors were not drop forged, pressed or formed steel, or made of equivalent materials:       a) Jobsite, where lanyards were looped through the D-Rings of the employee(s) body harnesses. Employees worked from an approximate height of 12 feet while performing roofing activities on Building R-53 and Building R-80.

Issued

May 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    a) Jobsite, where the fall restraint systems utilized by employee(s) contained personal body harnesses, 4 foot lanyards looped through the D-Rings, and ropes ranging in length from 17-40 feet in length. Employees worked from an approximate height of 12 feet while performing roofing activities on Building R-53 and Building R-80.

Issued

May 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head:    a) Building R-53, where the body harness D-ring was located on the employee(s) lower back.

Issued

May 27, 2014

Abate by

Jul 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,836 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including 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:      a) Jobsite, where written certification of employee training was not maintained. Employees worked from an approximate height of 12 feet while performing roofing activities on Building R-53 and Building R-80.

Issued

May 27, 2014

Abate by

Jul 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c): The employer did not retrain affected employees  who already had been trained but demonstrated inadequate  understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section:     a) Jobsite, where employees worked from an approximate height of 12 feet while performing roofing activities on Building R-53 and Building R-80 without the proper use of fall protection.