OSHA Inspection: HADE INC.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 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 (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.  a. On or about October 30, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting roofing operations, ten (10) feet ten (10) inches above the ground below, was not protected from falling, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $679 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:  a. On or about October 30, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting roofing operations was not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.