OSHA Inspection: R.L.P. CONTRACTORS LLC

Issued

Aug 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $1,604

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  (a)  The employer did not ensure that employees conducting roofing clean up work were protected from falling objects from above with a protective helmet.

Issued

Aug 25, 2016

Abate by

Aug 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,672 · Current $2,672

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)  Employees conducting roofing activities on a roof with a 4:12 pitch were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 17.3 feet.

Issued

Aug 25, 2016

Abate by

Oct 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,672 · Current $2,672

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)  The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to potential fall hazards had been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.

Issued

Aug 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $1,604

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)  The portable ladder being used for access to the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing area.

Issued

Aug 25, 2016

Abate by

Aug 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $1,604

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  (a)  The portable ladder being used to access the roof was defective and was not tagged Do Not Use or removed from service.