OSHA Inspection: TEXAS ROOFING CONTRACTORS

Issued

2017-05-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3000.00 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, personal fall arrest system.    Construction Site: On or about May 3, employees were engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels without a lanyard.  This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2017-05-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): 29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): When inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill, the employer shall retrain the affected employee.    Construction site: On or about May 3, 2017 the employer did not provide training to employees who demonstrated inadequacies in their knowledge of  fall protection systems. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard.