OSHA Inspection: TRADITION CENTRAL AIR, INC.

Issued

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:  a. At the site, ground floor, an employee was exposed to a 10 feet fall hazard, in that, during duct work installation the employee was standing on the trusses without any type of fall protection, on or about 02/09/2015.

Issued

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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:     a. Employees exposed to a fall hazard were not provided training and education relating to fall protection, hazard recognition, procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards and the proper use and limitations of fall protection equipment and fall protection systems, on or about 02/09/2015.

Issued

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-27 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 employees using ladders and stairways, that enabled each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:      a. On site, employees used ladders to access the various work areas during duct work installation without being provided ladder training to include at a minimum the following:    1. The nature of fall hazards in the work area.   2. The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining and disassembling the fall protection systems to be used.   3. The proper construction, use, placement, and care of handling of all stairways and ladders.  4. The maximum intended load-carrying capacities of ladders used and.  5. The OSHA standards on ladders and stairways.   On or about 02/09/2015.

Issued

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a. At the site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, the top step of a 7 feet step ladder was used while gaining access to the trusses during duct work installation, on or about 02/09/2015.

Issued

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): A safety and health program was not initiated and/or maintained to provide compliance with the general safety and health provisions of the standard:       a. The employer did not develop and implement a safety and health program to address the company policy on safety as well as the employer/employee responsibilities, on or about 02/09/2015.