Failure to Provide Fall Protections Leads to More OSHA Citations for Il. Roofing Co.

Fall Protections Leads – An Illinois roofing company has recently been issue more OSHA citation for reportedly exposing workers to fall hazards. According to the announcement, the roofing company became the target of an OSHA investigation after regulators receive a complaint that workers at a Naperville work site were not being grant the appropriate fall protections.

Upon investigating the complaint, OSHA officials found that the company had violate OSHA regulations by:

• Failing to provide fall protections to roofers and, as a result of this failure, exposing workers to falling hazards (of about 18 feet)
• Failing to provide ladders that would extend at least 3 feet above landings (for safe access purposes).

These violations result in OSHA officials issuing the Illinois roofing company two “willful” violations. Additionally, however, the company was issue three “serious” citations for:

• Failing to provide sufficient protections for roofers around unguard skylights
• Using fall protection anchors that would not support 5,000 pounds
• Not training roofers on fall hazards, protection and safety.

Penalties & Reactions

The total amount of the propose penalties associate with these citations is $145,900, and the roofing company is reportedly contesting all of these citations.

Explaining OSHA’s perspective on this investigation, Jacob Scott, OSHA Area Director in Aurora has state:

[This roofing company] continues to endanger the safety of its workers by refusing to ensure that fall protection is use on the job sites. A worker can be severely injure or kill in a fall in mere seconds. Failing to protect them from harm is unacceptable… Roofing contractors have a responsibility to train and protect their workers on job sites.

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