OSHA Inspection: BSS ROOFING, LLC

Issued

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i):  Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:  a) On or about October 10, 2022, employees installing a new thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roof over an existing metal roof that contained 12 skylights were not protected from falling through the skylights approximately 18 feet above the concrete surface below.

Issued

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4000.00 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:  On or about October 10,  2022, employees installing a new roof over an existing roof were not protected from falling from the edges of the roof to the ground below.

Issued

2023-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4000.00 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:   On or about October 10, 2022 employees who did not participate in an adequate fall prevention training program were working on a roof exposed to the following instances:   a) Employees were installing a new roof over one that contained unguarded fiberglass roofing panels; b) Employees were working at the unguarded edge of the roof; c) Employees were not protected from fall hazards by using personal fall arrest or fall prevention equipment.