OSHA Inspection: SOUTH COAST FIRE AND VENTILATION

Issued

2019-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2785.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): Each employee in a hoist area was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems:    (a) On the roof of the building:  On or about 4/8/2019, employees were performing work in a hoist area, on the roof of the 4-story building, without a form of fall protection, such as a personal fall arrest system or a guardrail system.

Issued

2019-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On the roof of the building:  On or about 4/8/2019, the employer did not provide fall protection training to the employees who were exposed to a 4-story fall hazard.

Issued

2019-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1193.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed.    (a) At the top of the stairway:  On or about 4/8/2019, employees used a folded step ladder to gain access to the roof hatch, exposing them to falls.

Issued

2019-04-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a) In the stairwell of the building:  On or about 4/8/2019, the employer did not provide training for each employee using ladders, which would have enabled the employees to recognize the hazards related to misuse of the step ladder.