OSHA Inspection: PARAMOUNT ROOFING, INC.

Issued

2021-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9446.00 · Current $7700.00 Reduced

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.  A.) Paramount Roofing, Inc., 5130 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509, on or about December 10, 2020 and times prior thereto:  Employee engaged in roofing activities on a commercial low-sloped foot were exposed to a fall hazard of 20.2-feet on the west side of the structure.  Employees were not using an acceptable means or method of fall protection.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation.  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. IN ADDITION, abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic, or video evidence or abatement or other written records.

Issued

2021-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1051(a):Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:  A.) Paramount Roofing, Inc., 5130 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509, roof, on or about December 10, 2020 and times prior thereto: Employees were stepping up onto a 32-inch high wall from an adjacent roof area, then stepping up an additional 24-inches onto a second wall, before stepping down 27.6-inches to the working surface of the work area.  B.) Paramount Roofing, Inc., 5130 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509, roof, on or about December 10, 2020 and times prior thereto: Employees were stepping up onto a 27.6-inch high wall from the working surface of the work area, then stepping down 24-inches onto a second wall, before stepping down an additional 32-inches to the adjacent roof surface / area.   C.) Paramount Roofing, Inc., 5130 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509, roof, on or about December 10, 2020 and times prior thereto: Employees were stepping up onto a higher roof level when traveling from the ladder access to the work area. The break in elevation was 2.4-feet.  D.) Paramount Roofing, Inc., 5130 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509, roof, on or about December 10, 2020 and times prior thereto: Employees were stepping down to a lower roof level when traveling from the work area to the ladder egress. The break in elevation was 2.4-feet.  E.) Paramount Roofing, Inc., 5130 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509, roof, on or about December 10, 2020 and times prior thereto: Employees were stepping over a interior parapet wall when traveling from the ladder access to the work area. The parapet wall height was 24-3/8-inches on the south side of the wall and 25-3/8-inches on the north side of the wall.  F.) Paramount Roofing, Inc., 5130 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509, roof, on or about December 10, 2020 and times prior thereto: Employees were stepping over a interior parapet wall when traveling from the work area to the ladder egress. The parapet wall height was 24-3/8-inches on the south side of the wall and 25-3/8-inches on the north side of the wall.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below).  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2021-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  A.)  Paramount Roofing, Inc., 5130 Peach Street, Erie, PA  16509, on or about December 10, 2020, and times prior thereto:  Employees utilized chemicals including, but not limited to, Carlisle Cav-Grip III Adhesive/Primer and Carlisle Low-VOC EPDM and TPO Primer.  The employer's hazard communication program was deficient in that it did not include the following information:      (1) A designated person(s) responsible for workplace labeling,     (2) Procedures to review and update label information when necessary,     (3) A designated person(s) responsible for obtaining/maintaining the SDSs,     (4) Procedure to follow if the SDS is not received at the time of the first shipment,     (5) Procedure to follow if it is suspected that the SDS is not appropriate,     (6) Procedure to follow to determine if the SDS is current,     (7) A designated person(s) responsible for conducting the hazard communication training,     (8) Information on how the hazard communication training is to be conducted, and      (9) Procedure to train new employees at the time of their initial assignment and to train employees when a new hazard is introduced into the workplace.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below).  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.