OSHA Inspection: ADANS ROOFING

Issued

Jul 14, 2015

Abate by

Jul 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.     a)     At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided and used hard hat protection when working below employees working above their head, thereby exposing employees to a potential struck-by hazard.

Issued

Jul 14, 2015

Abate by

Jul 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.          a)     At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided and used fall protection when performing roofing work at heights greater than six feet, thereby exposing employees to an approximate 12 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Jul 14, 2015

Abate by

Aug 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $510 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c): "Retraining." When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer shall retrain each such employee. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where:  29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.     a)     At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that employees had a clear understanding on hazard recognition and avoidance associated with the requirements on using fall protection when working at heights greater than six feet.

Issued

Jul 14, 2015

Abate by

Jul 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.          a)     At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that the extension ladder that was used by employees to access/egress the roof area was extended at least three feet above the working/walking surface of the roof, thereby exposing employees to an approximate 12 foot trip/fall hazard.