OSHA Inspection: JASON FRETZ

Issued

2017-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure:   a) 27 - 23 W. Main Street, Middletown, DE - On or about July 20, 2017, the employer failed to ensure employees conducting framing working approximately 20 feet above lower levels used fall protection, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2017-08-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1630.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not 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.  a) 27 - 23 W. Main Street, Middletown, DE - On or about July 20, 2017, the employer failed to provide a training program for employees to recognize and minimize fall hazards.    Abatement Note    The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following:    1.  The nature of fall hazards in the work area; 2.  The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; 3.  The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used; 4.  The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; 5.  The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; 6.  The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; 7.  The role of employees in fall protection plans; 8.  The standards contained in this subpart.    The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.