OSHA Inspection: BROEREN RUSSO CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2014-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):  It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  Employees performing roofing activities on an 8/12 pith roof were exposed to fall hazards and the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to control and eliminate the hazards present at the jobsite in accordance with OSHA regulations.

Issued

2014-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 performing roofing activities on an 8/12 pith roof were exposed to fall hazards and a competent person had not performed frequent and regular safety inspections of the construction site to identify and eliminate the hazards.

Issued

2014-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $0.00 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   Employees performing roofing activities on an 8/12 pith roof were exposed to fall hazards and a suitable fall protection system was not used.

Issued

2014-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 performing roofing activities on an 8/12 pith roof were exposed to fall hazards and the employer had not instructed the employees in hazard recognition and the applicable regulations to their work environment.

Issued

2014-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:   Employees used a portable ladder to access the roof and the ladder did not extend at least 3 feet past the landing surface of the roof edge.

Issued

2014-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  Employees used a portable ladder to access the roof and the employer did not provide a training program for each employee to recognize hazards related to the use of ladders.