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OSHA Fines Roofing Contractor $70,00010-15-08 | News

OSHA Fines Roofing Contractor $70,000




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In June 2006 and September 2006, OSHA cited this company for similar fall hazards at worksites in West Henrietta and Rochester, New York, respectively, and in April 2007 for lack of head protection at an Avon, New York, worksite. Photo Credits: workforcesafetycenters.com


A Rochester, New York, roofing contractor faces $70,000 in OSHA fines for fall hazards of 38 feet to 44 feet at a worksite on the State University of New York at Geneseo campus in Geneseo, New York.

The company was cited for five alleged repeat violations of safety standards following an OSHA inspection on June 24 when an inspector observed employees working without fall protection while performing roofing work atop Ontario Hall.

Four of the citations address fall hazards found at the Ontario Hall worksite: employees working without fall protection; employees not trained in fall protection methods and in how to recognize fall hazards; a safety monitor not competent to identify fall hazards; and a safety monitor not positioned to be able to communicate visually or orally with employees about fall hazards. The fifth citation concerned an employee working without head protection.

OSHA issues repeat citations when an employer previously has been cited for similar hazards and those citations have become final.

Source: safety.blr.com/news.

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