OSHA Inspection: DENVER DESIGN BUILD, LLC

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,398 · Current $4,398

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   (a) Denver Design Build, LLC 1039 S. Clarkson St., Denver, CO 80209: On or before November 30, 2017, employees removing material from a balcony on the second level of a residential home were not utilizing fall protection, nor were they protected by guardrails. This condition exposed employees to a fall of approximately 10 feet.

Issued

Apr 11, 2018

Abate by

May 1, 2018

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:  (a)   Denver Design Build, LLC 1039 S. Clarkson St., Denver, CO 80209: On or before November 30, 2017, the employer did not provide employees with training regarding fall hazards, or procedures to be followed to minimize the hazard, in that employees removing material from a balcony on the second level of a residential home were not utilizing fall protection, nor were they protected by guardrails.  This condition exposed employees to a fall of approximately 10 feet.   Abatement Note: The employer shall assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the following areas: a) The nature of fall hazards in the work area; b) The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; c) 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;  d) The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; e) The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; f) The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; and g) The role of employees in fall protection plans; h) The standards contained in this subpart.