OSHA Inspection: EFFICIENT ROOFING, LLC

Issued

Mar 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,642 · Current $2,642

General-duty citation text

1926.20(b)(2) The employer did not ensure that frequent and regular inspections were conducted at the jobsite to ensure fall protection was being utilized during roofing work.   Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers. 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.  On or about March 02, 2022, during the installation of an EPDM roofing material for the construction of a commercial building located at 7600 Broadview Rd, Cleveland, OH 44134: the employer did not ensure employees working from a low-sloped roof were protected from a fall of approximately 18 feet by the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, personal fall arrest system and/or combination warning line system and safety monitoring system.