OSHA Inspection: WEATHER TIGHT INSTALLATIONS

Issued

2023-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2580.00 · Current $2580.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not 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, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:  a)  On or about 02/27/2023, at former JoAnn Fabrics store, located at 4152 West Main Street, in Batavia, New York, the employer did not enforce the use of fall protection during the roof restoration process of an existing roof.  The employer allowed employees to work on a roof 18 feet above lower levels without fall protection exposing them to fall hazards.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED