OSHA Inspection: HOME EXTERIOR AND DECORATING

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:  a. On or about March 11, 2014 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing  roofing operations, approximately nine feet three inches(9'3") and eight feet nine inches(8'9") above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  a. On or about March 11, 2014 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations from a residential roof, approximately nine feet three inches (9'3") and eight feet nine inches(8'9")  above the ground, were not trained in the recognition and abatement of fall hazards in their workplace, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.