OSHA Inspection: ED'S HOME AND COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENT

Issued

May 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,800 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)2800 Charles Ave: On or about March 11, 2016 and times prior, 5 employees were overlaying rubber on a flat roof approximately 15 feet above ground without the use of a fall protection or warning line system.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59):  (a) Ed's Home and Commercial Improvement.:  On or about March 11, 2016 and times prior employees used Versico Primer, which is flammable and John Manville Water Based Adhesive.  The employer has not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program.     ABATEMENT NOTE:  A written program shall include a description of how the criteria for the following will be met:  1.        Labeling and other forms of warnings;  2.        Safety Data Sheets;  3.        Employee information and training.      Additionally, a list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace must be compiled.  Methods used to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks and the informing of contractors of workplace hazards, including a description of the labeling system used in the facility and the availability of safety data sheets must also be addressed.  The written program must be made available upon request.