OSHA Inspection: H & O ROOFING, INC.

Issued

May 8, 2014

Abate by

May 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:       Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8f.t 3in. and 20ft., and the employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

May 8, 2014

Abate by

May 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)    Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8f.t 3in. and 20ft., and the employer did not conduct frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment.

Issued

May 8, 2014

Abate by

May 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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:     Employees performing roofing activities were exposed to fall and struck by hazards and the employer had not instructed the employees in hazard recognition and the applicable regulations to their work environment.

Issued

May 8, 2014

Abate by

May 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.   Employees performing roofing activities were exposed to struck by hazard in the eye when using a pneumatic nail gun on a residential construction site and the employer did not ensure the use of suitable eye protection.

Issued

May 8, 2014

Abate by

May 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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.       Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8f.t 3in. and 20ft., and fall protection was not being used.

Issued

May 8, 2014

Abate by

Jul 15, 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: Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8f.t 3in. and 20ft., and the employer had not instructed the employees in hazard recognition and the applicable regulations to their work environment.

Issued

May 8, 2014

Abate by

Jul 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 certification record containing 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 employee:      The employer did not maintain evidence of the required training for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.  There was no written documentation that included the employees name, date of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employee.