OSHA Inspection: BAY PAINTING & DECORATING, INC.

Issued

2019-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1850.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a) On or about 09/20/2019, at the residential home being painted, employees were working on the roof, setting up drop cloths and sealing the stucco with primer, without using a fall protection system. Employees were exposed to fall hazards of 10 feet while working off of a 7:12 pitch roof.

Issued

2019-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1850.00 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:    a) On or about 09/20/2019, at the residential jobsite, employees working on a 7:12 pitch roof setting up drop cloths and priming the stucco with sealer had not been trained to recognize fall hazards, exposing to a 10 feet fall hazard.

Issued

2019-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1850.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    a) On or about 09/20/2019, at the residential jobsite, the extension ladder used to gain access to the roof was extended 1-2 feet above the roof edge, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2019-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1850.00 Reduced

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) On or about 09/20/2019, at the residential jobsite, employees used extension ladders to gain access to roofs without being trained on the hazards of ladder usage.