OSHA Inspection: SCHULTHEIS ROOFING INCORPORATED

Issued

Apr 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $4,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1926.503(c)(3)  Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill. Note: The following appendices to subpart M of this part serve as non-mandatory guidelines to assist employers in complying with the appropriate requirements of subpart M of this part. [59 FR 40738, Aug. 9, 1994; 60 FR 5131, Jan. 26, 1995] 29 CFR  1926.501(b)(10): 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 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 by the use of a safety monitoring system alone:   a) Jobsite, 4449 Ohio River Boulevard, Bellevue, PA:  On or about March 8, 2022, during roofing work on a low sloped roof, the employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate fall protection systems/devices where exposed to fall hazards of up to at least approximately 13 feet.