OSHA Inspection: REVOLUTION HOME IMPROVEMENTS INC.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.     a. On or about May 31, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to hazards related to residential construction.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.    a.  On or about May 31, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which include but not limited to, the hazards related to residential construction.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a.  On or about May 31, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee working on the ground below roofing operations, was not wearing a hard hat to protect against falling materials and debris.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a.  On or about May 31, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations, using pneumatic nail guns, were not provided with safety glasses, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    a.  On or about May 31, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, seventeen (17) feet two (2) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 or about May 31, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall protection hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.