OSHA Inspection: RBM REMODELING, LLC

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Sep 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

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):   Jobsite:  The employees, who were engaged in re-roofing on a 8 in 12 pitched roof of a multi-family residential house were not protected from fall hazards approximately 17 feet 7 inches to the ground by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Sep 14, 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:  Jobsite: The employees who were exposed fall hazards while installing a new roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Sep 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.   Jobsite:  The side rails of the ladder that was used to gain access to the lower roof at a height of approximately 9 feet 3 inches above the ground did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Sep 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): Training. The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary.   Jobsite:  The employees, using portable ladders were not provided with training and information to recognize hazards and procedures to be followed to control and minimize the hazards.