OSHA Inspection: B & H ROOFING LLC

Issued

Aug 4, 2017

Abate by

Oct 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    On or about July 17, 2017, B & H Roofing, LLC had employees exposed to approximate 17 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, and the employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

Aug 4, 2017

Abate by

Oct 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    On or about July 17, 2017, B & H Roofing, LLC had employees exposed to approximate 17 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, and the employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.

Issued

Aug 4, 2017

Abate by

Aug 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,662 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 or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:        On or about July 17, 2017, B & H Roofing, LLC had employees exposed to approximate 17 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, on a commercial construction site in Kincaid, Illinois.

Issued

Aug 4, 2017

Abate by

Oct 20, 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:     On or about July 17, 2017, B & H Roofing, LLC had employees exposed to approximate 17 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, on a commercial construction site in Kincaid, Illinois.    The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards of falling, the safety requirements associated with fall protection, and the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate the fall hazards.