OSHA Inspection: SPEEDCO ROOFING & METALWORK

Issued

2014-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1190.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift. Note to paragraph (b)(2)(v): As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under 1926.502(e).  a. At the worksite where employees were working from the elevated platform of an aerial lift, the employees did not wear a harness with lanyards attached to the boom or basket, thereby being exposed to a 14 foot fall hazard.