OSHA Inspection: MILLER ROOF COATING

Issued

Sep 12, 2019

Abate by

Oct 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 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 shall be 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.    At the W7447 Anderson Ave., Shawano, Wisconsin jobsite; fall protection was not utilized during the roofing activities exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 12, 2019

Abate by

Dec 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    At the W7447 Anderson Ave., Shawano, Wisconsin jobsite; the employer did not train employees in the fall hazards and procedures to minimize the hazards while performing roofing activities.