OSHA Inspection: RAINBOW ROOFING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Nov 25, 2015

Abate by

Dec 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $14,000

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.    a) Ft. Indiantown Gap Building 5-116 Roof - Employee(s) were observed working on a low slope roof while outside the warning line and not in view of the safety monitor. No personal fall protection was being used.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Citation amended to cite 29 CFR 1926.502(h)(1)(iii)