Text For Citation: 04 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them: (a) Jobsite: On or about June 3, 2019, the employer did not ensure that safety protocols were followed during roofing activities. Examples of this were that no one was protected from falling to the ground from the roof, there were no lanyards nor rope grabs on the site for employees to use and there were no hard hats on the site for the ground man to wear. The Jose Garcia was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1307055, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on May 25, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 641 Guenevere Drive, Pittsburgh, PA.