FORDS, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: ROOFING ASSOCIATES INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ROOFING ASSOCIATES INC. in THE CROSSING, WISTERIA DRIVE AND TULIP DRIVE, FORDS, NJ 08863 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 342162534.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ROOFING ASSOCIATES INC.
- Site address
- THE CROSSING, WISTERIA DRIVE AND TULIP DRIVE
- City
- FORDS
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08863
- Mailing
- 540 SPRUCE STREET, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b): a) Building 13 and 14, Wisteria Lane, Fords, NJ: Employees who were engaged in residential roofing work were not protected by the use of an adequate fall protection system and were exposed to fall hazards of more than 6 feet. These hazards were observed on 1/18/17 b) Buildings 10 and 11, Wisteria Lane, Fords, NJ: Employees who were engaged in residential roofing work were not protected by the use of an adequate fall protection system and were exposed to fall hazards of more than 6 feet. These hazards were observed on 2/6/17. c) Building 10 Wisteria Drive and Building 7 Tulip Drive, Fords, NJ: Employees who were engaged in residential roofing work were not protected by the use of an adequate fall protection system and were exposed to fall hazards of more than 6 feet. These hazards were observed on 2/16/17.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $2100
- — C (S) $5070
- — Z (S) $5070
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) Building 13 and 14, Wisteria Lane, Fords, NJ: The employer did not ensure that all employees engaged in roofing activities had been adequately trained in the hazards associated with falls and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize those hazards. These hazards were observed on 1/18/17 b) Buildings 10 and 11, Wisteria Lane, Fords, NJ: The employer did not ensure that all employees engaged in roofing activities had been adequately trained in the hazards associated with falls and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize those hazards. These hazards were observed on 2/6/17. c) Building 10 Wisteria Drive and Building 7 Tulip Drive, Fords, NJ: The employer did not ensure that all employees engaged in roofing activities had been adequately trained in the hazards associated with falls and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize those hazards. These hazards were observed on 2/16/17.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,622 · Current $900 Reduced
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) Building 14, Wisteria Lane, Fords, NJ: An aluminum extension ladder which was being used to access the roof did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface of the roof. This hazard was observed on 1/18/17. b) Buildings 10 and 11, Wisteria Lane, Fords, NJ: Aluminum extension ladders which were being used to access the roofs did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface of the roof. This hazard was observed on 2/6/17. c) Building 10 Wisteria Drive, Fords, NJ: An aluminum extension ladder which was being used to access the roof did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface of the roof. This hazard was observed on 2/16/17.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $900
- — C (S) $3622
- — Z (S) $3622
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342162534.
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