OSHA Inspection: DELMARVA ROOFING & COATING, INC.

Issued

Mar 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $19,520 · Current $12,688 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, or personal fall arrest systems.    a) 4719 S. Dupont Highway, Camden, DE - On or about November 4, 2016, the employer failed to ensure employees had and used fall protection while working approximately 30 feet above the grade, exposing employees to falls.     Delmarva Roofing & Coating, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1147873, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 08/016/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1574 N. Dupont Highway, Dover Towne Center, Dover, DE.

Issued

Mar 27, 2017

Abate by

May 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $19,520 · Current $9,760 Reduced

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) 4719 S. Dupont Highway, Camden, DE - On or about November 4, 2016, the employer failed to provide training to employees to enable them to recognize and minimize fall hazards.      Delmarva Roofing & Coating, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1147873, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on 08/016/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1574 N. Dupont Highway, Dover Towne Center, Dover, DE.     ­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

Mar 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,741 · Current $3,082 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.      a) 4719 S. Dupont Highway, Camden, DE - On or about November 4, 2016, the employer failed to ensure employees used step ladders only for the purpose for which they were designed for upper landing to access the roof, exposing employees to falls.

Issued

Mar 27, 2017

Abate by

May 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:     a) 4719 S. Dupont Highway, Camden, DE - On or about November 4, 2016, the employer failed to provide training to employees in the procedures follow and minimize hazards while using ladders.