OSHA Inspection: SCOT NOWAK CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2017-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  Scot Nowak Construction LLC project site located at W3926 Hwy 32, Ada, WI: On and about May 15, 2017, employees performing roofing work had not been trained to recognize and avoid or correct unsafe conditions or to understand and follow the OSHA Standards which applied to their scope of work, including but not limited to: fall hazards associated with roofing, ladder use, and aerial lifts; and PPE for hand, face, head and hearing protection while working with sheet metal.

Issued

2017-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.   Scot Nowak Construction, LLC project site located at W3926 Hwy 32, Ada, WI: On and about May 15, 2017, employees were exposed to falls while using a Genie boom lift when they had not been trained to recognize and avoid hazardous conditions or activities or to understand and follow the OSHA standards that apply to the use of aerial lifts or to understand and follow the manufacturer's cautions, warnings or prohibitions contained in the operator's manual.  Employees were not wearing personal fall arrest systems, were climbing on and over the guardrails, and using the boom lift as a material hoist by using unauthorized brackets connected to the platform of the lift.

Issued

2017-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Scot Nowak Construction LLC project site located at W3926 Hwy 32, Ada, WI: On and about May 15, 2017, employees were exposed to falls while reroofing a two story steep pitch house when they had not been trained to properly set up and use fall protection systems or to understand and follow the OSHA Standards that apply to roofing work.

Issued

2017-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  Scot Nowak Construction, LLC project site located at W3926 Hwy 32, Ada, WI: On and about May 15, 2017, employees were exposed to falls while performing roofing work when they had not been trained to properly set up and use ladders in that the ladder used to access the porch roof did not extend at least 3' above the eave edge.