OSHA Inspection: RELIABLE ROOFING AND HOME IMPROVEMENTS, INC.

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(a)(2):The employer did not determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees were to work on, had the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely:  Jobsite - 5 Hallberg Park, North Reading, MA:  On or about November 24, 2020, the employer did not ensure that the walking/working surface on which its employees were to work on, had the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely resulting in a  worker falling 17' 5 " due to a failure and collapse of  a section of the walking/working surface.

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.   Jobsite - 5 Hallberg Park, North Reading, MA:  On or about November 24, 2020, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking/working surface replacing roof decking with an unprotected side or edge which was  17 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling.

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not 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, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.   Jobsite - 5 Hallberg Park, North Reading, MA:  On or about November 24, 2020, the employer did not ensure that each employee working on a low slope roof with an unprotected side or edge which was  17 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling.

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Abate by

Feb 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $3,000 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:  Jobsite - 5 Hallberg Park, North Reading, MA:  On or about November 24, 2020, 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

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Abate by

Feb 16, 2021

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.   Jobsite - 5 Hallberg Park, North Reading, MA:  On or about November 24, 2020, 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.

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).   Jobsite - 5 Hallberg Park, North Reading, MA:  On or about November 24, 2020, an aluminum extension ladder used by employees to access the roof area was not erected at the proper angle.

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(15):Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use:  Jobsite - 5 Hallberg Park, North Reading, MA:  On or about November 24, 2020, an aluminum extension ladder used by employees to access the roof area was not inspected for visible defects that could effect its safe use.

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.   Jobsite - 5 Hallberg Park, North Reading, MA:  On or about November 24, 2020, an aluminum extension ladder used by employees to access the roof area was not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.

Issued

Jan 12, 2021

Abate by

Feb 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $0 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.    Jobsite - 5 Hallberg Park, North Reading, MA:  On or about November 24, 2020 the employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladder, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.