OSHA Inspection: TOTAL ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC.

Issued

2015-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6160.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.    a. On or about December 05, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations on a low sloped roof approximately twenty-six (26) feet above the ground were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.    TOTAL ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.501(B)(10), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 963647, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MAY 13, 2014, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 16226 WAUSAU AVENUE SOUTH HOLLAND, IL