OSHA Inspection: RICHARD Y. JOHNSON & SON, INC.

Issued

2016-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2640.00 · Current $2640.00

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 the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, personal fall arrest system, warning line system, or a safety monitoring system:   a) 111 Adams Avenue, Lewes Public Library, Lewes, DE - On or about February 18, 2016, the employer failed to ensure employees working on the roof, approximately 15 feet above the grade, used fall protection, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2016-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to follow in order to minimize them.    a) 111 Adams Avenue, Lewes Public Library, Lewes, DE - On or about February 18, 2016, the employer failed to provide employees a training program to recognize and minimize fall hazards while working on construction sites.   Abatement Note      The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following:      1.  The nature of fall hazards in the work area;  2.  The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used;  3.  The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used;  4.  The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used;  5.  The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs;  6.  The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection;  7.  The role of employees in fall protection plans;  8.  The standards contained in this subpart.      The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.

Issued

2016-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2520.00 · Current $2520.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:   a) 111 Adams Avenue, Lewes Public Library, Lewes, DE - On or about February 18, 2016, the employer failed to ensure employees working on an 8/12 pitch roof, approximately 30 feet above the grade, used fall protection, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2016-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1080.00 · Current $1080.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:   a) 111 Adams Avenue, Lewes Public Library, Lewes, DE: On or about February 18, 2016, the employer did not ensure employees used fiberglass 6-foot stepladders, designed to be used in the open and braced position.  The ladders were left in the closed position while employees utilized it to perform roofing activities.