OSHA Inspection: AMERICA'S BEST SIDING

Issued

2016-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $2100.00

General-duty citation text

This provision is applicable to construction employment by 1926.5929 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:       The employer is failing to protect employees from chemical hazards by failing to have a written program.  This was most recently documented at 1850 P Street, Lincoln NE, 2nd Floor, where employees were observed utilizing a weather proofing material, Fortifiber Moistop Caulking.         Abatement certification is required for this violation.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

2016-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  This provision is applicable to construction employment by 1926.59.  29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  The employer is failing to protect employees from chemical hazards by failing to ensure that employees have been trained as specified above.  This was most recently documented at 1850 P Street, Lincoln NE, 2nd Floor, where employees were observed utilizing a weather proofing material, Fortifiber Moistop Caulking, and had not been trained on the hazards of the chemical.         Abatement certification is required for this violation.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

2016-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.    The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards when they are working in the vicinity of wall openings (window openings).  This was most recently documented at 1850 P Street, Lincoln NE, 2nd Floor, where employees were observed installing windows without fall protection.  The observed employee was exposed to a fall of over 10 feet.       Abatement certification is required for this violation.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

2016-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2):     Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structure members were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface when there was no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches (53 cm) high.      The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards when they are working in the vicinity of a ladder system and floor hole.  This was most recently documented at 1850 P Street, Lincoln NE, 2nd Floor, where employees were observed in the area of guardrail systems constructed without mid rails.  The guardrails were installed around ladder access points and constructed with lumber (2X4) consisting of top-rails and vertical members.  The floor holes each had falls to the next lower level of over 9 feet.        a.  2nd floor East Ladder access point; mid-rails were not installed.                                                                                             b.  2nd floor West Ladder access point; mid-rails were not installed.       Abatement certification is required for this violation.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

2016-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(3):   Guardrail systems were not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied within 2 inches (5.1 cm) of the top edge, in any outward or downward direction, at any point along the top edge:  The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards when they are working in the vicinity of a ladder system and floor hole.  This was most recently documented at 1850 P Street, Lincoln NE, 2nd Floor East Ladder access, when employees were observed in the area of a guardrail system which was not built to withstand 200 pounds of force.  The guardrail system was constructed with lumber (2X4) and withstood minimal pressure before exhibiting signs of failure.        Abatement certification is required for this violation.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.

Issued

2016-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(13):   When guardrail systems were used around holes which were used as access (such as ladderways), they were not provided with a gate, or were not so offset that a person could not walk directly into the hole:  The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards when they are working in the vicinity of a ladder system and floor hole.  This was most recently documented at 1850 P Street, Lincoln Nebraska, where employees were observed in the area of guardrail systems built to prevent falls into a ladder hole.  The guardrail systems on the 2nd floor were not equipped with either gates or offset guardrails.  The floor holes each had falls to the next lower level of over 9 feet.       a.  2nd floor East Ladder access point; there was not any type of offset guardrail or gate.     b.  2nd floor West Ladder access point; there was not any type of offset guardrail or gate.    Abatement certification is required for this violation.  The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.