OSHA Inspection: MEYER ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):  Employer did not provide an evaluation of each powered industrial trucks operators performance, at least once every three years:     The employer did not evaluate the performance of each previously trained and certified powered industrial truck operator at least once every three years.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:     The employer did not document the required certification for each operator, which includes:    the operators name, date of the training, date of the evaluation and/or the name of the person conducting the evaluation.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

May 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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 were exposed to fall a hazard and the employer did not ensure a competent person inspected the job site for unsafe activity and took necessary steps to eliminate or control fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

May 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not 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, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.       Employees performing roofing activities on a low sloped roof were exposed to fall a hazard of approximately 17ft 8in and none of the fall protection systems specified above were being used.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

Jul 30, 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 certification record containing 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 employee:       The employer did not maintain evidence of the required training for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.  There was no written documentation that included the employees name, date of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employee.