OSHA Inspection: RENAISSANCE METALWORKS INC.

Issued

Nov 17, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a)  On or about June 10, 2014, at the above job site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while installing roofing materials on a roof without a means of fall protection.      PLEASE NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 17, 2014

Abate by

Nov 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii):    a) On or about June 10, 2014, at the above job site, employees who had been constructing roof systems without a means of conventional fall protection, had not been trained by a competent person in the use of personal fall arrest systems.