OSHA Inspection: 518 CONTRACTING

Issued

Feb 24, 2015

Abate by

Mar 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,800 · Current $4,800

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):   a) On or about January 29, 2015 and at times prior thereto at the job site; framers were installing trusses 10' above the concrete floor without proper fall protection systems in place, exposing them to 10' falls.  The 518 Contracting was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 281406, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10-17-2012, with respect to a workplace located at 98 Albany Shaker Road, Loudonville, NY 12211.

Issued

Feb 24, 2015

Abate by

Mar 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   a) On or about January 29, 2015 and at times prior thereto at the job site; an employee exposed to a 10' fall hazard was not provided training on fall hazard recognition and how to minimize fall hazards by the employer.

Issued

Feb 24, 2015

Abate by

Mar 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:  a) On or about January 29, 2015 and at times prior thereto at the job site; the employer did not have written certification verifying compliance of training for employees exposed to a 10' fall hazard.