OSHA Inspection: EXTREME HEATING & COOLING INC.

Issued

2025-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2838.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a)Extreme Heating & Cooling Inc. at 5423 West Liberator Circle, Sioux Falls, SD 57107:  On or about and at times prior to July 21, 2025 the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falls while conducting vent pipe installations on the roof of the residential home.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

2025-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  a)Extreme Heating & Cooling Inc. at 5423 West Liberator Circle, Sioux Falls, SD 57107:  On or about and at times prior to July 21, 2025 the employer did not ensure employees were adequately training on fall hazards prior to being exposed while conducting vent pipe installation on a residential property.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2025-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2270.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:  a)Extreme Heating & Cooling Inc. at 5423 West Liberator Circle, Sioux Falls, SD 57107:  On or about and at times prior to July 21, 2025 the employer did not ensure that the portable Werner extension ladder being utilized to access the upper roof of the residential home was extended at least three feet above the upper landing surface.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than 8 feet.

Issued

2025-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:  a)Extreme Heating & Cooling Inc. at 5423 West Liberator Circle, Sioux Falls, SD 57107:  On or about and at times prior to July 21, 2025 the employer did not ensure employees were provided training on the use of ladders prior to use to install HVAC equipment on the residential construction site.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2025-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following (Construction Reference: 1926.59):  a)Extreme Heating & Cooling Inc. at 5423 West Liberator Circle, Sioux Falls, SD 57107:  On or about and at times prior to July 21, 2025 the employer did not ensure that  a written hazard communication program at least described how the criteria specified for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also included a hazardous chemicals list and methods used to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks, had not been developed for employee exposures, such as but not limited to the following chemicals:      1) Oatey Purple PVC Primer 2) Oatey All Weather Medium Clear PVC Cement 3) Black Jack All-Weather Roof Cement     Abatement Note:  The written hazard communication program will also include:   (1) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using an identity that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,  (2) The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks.  (3) The location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets required by this section.