OSHA Inspection: AEROTECH GUTTER SERVICE OF ST LOUIS

Issued

Jul 30, 2020

Abate by

Aug 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,699 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(3)(iii): The employer did not train the employees in the correct procedures for installing, inspecting, operating, maintaining, and disassembling the personal fall protection systems that the employee uses:    For employees who periodically work on roofs when cleaning gutters, the training did not adequately include all procedures for installing anchors, such as, but not limited to, the correct type, number, and length of fasteners (nails or screws).    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jul 30, 2020

Abate by

Aug 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(3)(iv): The employer did not train each employee on the correct use of personal fall protection systems and equipment, including, but not limited to, proper hook-up, anchoring, and tie-off techniques, and methods of equipment inspection and storage, as specified by the manufacturer:    For employees who periodically work on roofs when cleaning gutters, the training did not adequately include all procedures for correct use of a Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS), such as, but not limited to, when to use the equipment and how to ensure minimizing life line slack.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jul 30, 2020

Abate by

Aug 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer did not assure that each employee, as necessary, had been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used:    For employees who periodically work on roofs when installing gutters, the training did not adequately include all procedures for installing anchors, such as, but not limited to, the correct type, number, and length of fasteners (nails or screws).    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jul 30, 2020

Abate by

Aug 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(iii): The employer did not assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person in the use of a personal fall arrest system:    For employees who periodically work on roofs when installing gutters, the training did not adequately include all procedures for correct use of a Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS), such as, but not limited to, when to use the equipment and how to ensure minimizing life line slack.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jul 30, 2020

Abate by

Aug 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:    For employees who periodically perform gutter work on roofs, training was not certified.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jul 30, 2020

Abate by

Aug 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  A written personal protective equipment (PPE) hazard assessment was not certified.  (Note: a PPE hazard assessment includes identifying the PPE required, providing PPE at no cost to employees according to the requirements at 1910.132(h), and training of employees.)  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.