OSHA Inspection: CHRISTIAN PACHECO ROOFING

Issued

Dec 13, 2018

Abate by

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training:   Employees used Weatherbond Membrane Cleaner during roofing installation.  The employer did not implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program, which included the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and material safety data sheets required by this section.

Issued

Dec 13, 2018

Abate by

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers:  The employer's program did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job site as evidenced by:  a)  Use of a defective portable ladder.  b)  Lack of fall protection while performing roofing work.  c)  Lack of essential elements of a hazardous communication program.

Issued

Dec 13, 2018

Abate by

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be 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 (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted:  Employees performing roofing work upon the approximate 15 foot high roof did not use fall protection.

Issued

Dec 13, 2018

Abate by

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

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:  Employees performing roofing work upon the approximate 15 foot high roof had not been trained in the procedures to be followed to minimize fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 13, 2018

Abate by

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders shall be inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after any occurrence that could affect their safe use.  Employees used a portable ladder with faulty or defective components to access the roof at the jobsite.  The ladder had not been inspected by a competent person for visible defects.  The ladder was not marked in a manner that readily identified it as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and swas not withdrawn from service until repaired.

Issued

Dec 13, 2018

Abate by

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired:  Employees used a portable ladder with faulty or defective components to access the roof at the jobsite.  The ladder was not marked in a manner that readily identified it as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and swas not withdrawn from service until repaired.

Issued

Dec 13, 2018

Abate by

Jan 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

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:  Employees used a portable ladder with faulty or defective components to access the roof at the jobsite.  The employees were not trained to recognize hazards related to ladders.