OSHA Inspection: BRIGADIER, INC.

Issued

2016-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14000.00 · Current $10000.00 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 (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest system:  a. On or about 11/23/2015, at 2370 Chattahoochee Drive, Duluth, GA; 3 employees performing shingle laying operations on a 5/12 pitched roof were observed not wearing fall protection or were not connected. The employees were at the edge exposed to a 30 foot 5 inch fall to the lower level;  b. On or about 11/23/2015, at 2370 Chattahoochee Drive, Duluth, GA; 4 employees performing Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) laying operations on a 5/12 pitched roof were observed not wearing fall protection or were not connected. The employees were at the edge exposed to a 30 foot 5 inch fall to the lower level.