OSHA Inspection: RFS ROOFING CONTRACTOR, LLC

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above the lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:  a) 39620 E. Sun Drive, Fenwick Island, DE - On or about January 8, 2019, the employer failed to ensure employees conducting roofing activities over 6 feet above the lower levels used fall protection.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

May 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,705

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) 39620 E. Sun Drive, Fenwick Island, DE - On or about January 8, 2019, the employer failed to train employees conducting roofing activities over 6 feet above the lower levels used fall protection.  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.