OSHA Inspection: ROOFING CONSULTANTS INC.

Issued

Mar 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Roofing Consultants, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 991286, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 1, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 455 Center Road, West Seneca, NY 14206.    29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:      a) On or about 03/07/16, on the roof of the Comfort  Inn,  1 Flint Road , Amherst, NY: Two employees engaged in roofing work were exposed to a fall of approx.  35 foot.  Both employees were wearing full body harnesses, but neither was tied off to a lifeline/anchor point, and no other fall protection system was utilized.  The roof pitch was 5 in 12.      NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED