OSHA Inspection: EXTERIOR WORKS CORP.

Issued

2018-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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 were 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 (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:   location: roof on or about: 11/20/18  a) Employees, engaged in roofing activities, were not provided with adequate means of fall protection. The employees were exposed to a fall of up to 18 feet 10 inches.   NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2018-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:  location: roof on or about: 11/20/18  a) Employees, exposed to a fall hazard while engaged in roofing activities, were not provided with fall protection training.     NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.