OSHA Inspection: D AND F HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $700 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:      a)  On the Mini Mart Roof - On or about October 8, 2015, employees, installing Timberline roofing material on a 2:12 pitch roof, were not protected from a fall hazard of 9.9 feet onto asphalt by the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, personal fall arrest system, 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.      Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 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 the Mini Mart Roof - On or about October 8, 2015, employees, installing Timberline roofing material on a 2:12 pitch roof, were not adequately trained to recognize the nature of the 9.9-foot fall hazard to which they were exposed without the use of a fall protection system.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:      a)  At the Southwest Corner - On or about October 8, 2015, the ladder used to access and egress the southwestern corner of the 2:12 pitch roof did not extend 3 feet above the edge, exposing employees to a fall hazard of 9.4 feet.      Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:    a)  On the Mini Mart Roof - On or about October 8, 2015, employees, installing Timberline roofing material on a 2:12 pitch roof 9.4 feet high, were not trained to recognize the hazards related to ladders and stairways or the procedures to be followed to minimize the hazards of ladders and stairways.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    a)  On the Mini Mart Roof - On or about October 8, 2015, a written Safety and Health Program had not been initiated and maintained to provide compliance with the general safety and health provisions of the standard, 29 CFR Part 1926 Construction, such as but not limited to ladder safety, scaffold safety, and fall protection safety.    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.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Dec 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a)  On the Mini Mart Roof - On or about October 8, 2015, the employer had not instructed each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to the hazards in their work environment in order to control and eliminate any exposure to hazards, unsafe conditions, or chemicals and protect against the employee illnesses or injuries that could result from the hazardous exposure such as but not limited to ladder safety, scaffold safety, and fall protection safety.  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.