OSHA Inspection: LEO METAL ROOFING, LLC.

Issued

Jun 3, 2019

Abate by

Jun 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,364 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employee(s) engaged in residential construction 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems nor was an alternative fall protection plan which meets the requirements of 1926.502(k) developed and implemented:  On or about May 17, 2019, employees were installing the metal roof of the assisted living complex under construction up to approximately 16 feet high without fall protection, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Jun 3, 2019

Abate by

Jun 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,364 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:  On or about May 17, 2019, the employer did not provide a training program for all employees exposed to fall hazards. The program shall include training and instruction in the following areas: a)  The recognition and identification of fall hazards in the work area; b)  The use and operation of guardrail systems (including perimeter safety cable systems), personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, fall restraint systems, safety net systems, and other protection to be used; c)  The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; d)  The procedures to be followed to prevent falls to lower levels and through or into holes and openings in walking/working surfaces and walls; and e)  The fall protection requirements of this subpart.