OSHA Inspection: ARGELIOS HEATING & COOLING, INC.

Issued

Aug 11, 2014

Abate by

Aug 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.     Argelios Heating & Cooling, Inc. failed to submit documents to OSHA verifying that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:     Citation Number                     Item Numbers                          Abatement Date      1                                           1& 2                                            6/17/2014     ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jun 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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.   On May 8, 2014, employees were not protected from a fall while walking/ working from the roof of a commercial building, exposing employees to a fall of 14'2"   Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Jun 5, 2014

Abate by

Jun 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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:   On or about May 8, 2014, employees were not able to recognize or minimize the hazards associated with a fall while working from the roof of a commercial building, exposing employees to a fall of 14'2"    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).