OSHA Inspection: HOU-TEX SHEETMETAL & ROOFING

Issued

2017-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5704.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing hazards):     a) At the site, inspections were not carried out to help identify and remove hazards likely to be present during the course of work.

Issued

2017-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7985.00 · Current $4100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems:    a) At the site, when preparing to install metal roofing, employees were exposed to fall hazards ranging form 16 to 18 feet while working without fall protection.