OSHA Inspection: CHICAGO ROOFING SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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 shall be 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 January 22, 2015 - at the jobsite located at 4150 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL. - employees performing roofing  activities on a low slope roof were exposed to fall hazards due to unprotected sides/edges, thereby exposing the employees to falls of approximately fourteen (14) feet.