OSHA Inspection: IDEAS RESTORATION INC.

Issued

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $2,069 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 and 50-feet (15.25 m) wide or less, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net system.  Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that each employee who was exposed fall hazards of up to 15 feet 5 inches above the ground while re-roofing a 4-pitch roof was protected by the use of appropriate fall protection systems/devices.

Issued

Mar 15, 2018

Abate by

Apr 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including 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.  Jobsite:  The employer did not verify through a written certification that employees were appropriately trained in fall hazards

Issued

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,587 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).  Jobsite: The extension ladder used by the employees to gain access to the roof of the building under construction was not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top supports to the feet of the ladder was approximately one--quarter of the working length of the ladder.

Issued

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(10): The tops of a non-self-supporting ladder with more than one support attachment were not placed with the two rails supported equally:  Jobsite:  The tops of the extension ladder used by the employees to gain access to the roof of the building under construction were not supported equally onto the surface in which it was attached.

Issued

Mar 15, 2018

Abate by

Apr 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  Jobsite: The employees using the extension ladder to access the roof were not trained in the proper means to erect the ladder, recognize hazards and the procedures to minimize any hazards.