St. Louis Roofing Company Cited for Fall Hazards, Other Violations

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Bade Roofing Co. Inc. in St. Louis, Mo., with nine alleged safety violations for repeatedly exposing workers to fall hazards during roofing operations, as well as other hazards. Proposed penalties total $56,210.

OSHA’s inspection, which began in October 2010, resulted in the issuance of seven serious and two repeat citations.

Serious citations are associated with the misuse of portable ladders, a lack of portable firefighting equipment, improper storage of flammable and combustible liquids, and deficient fall protection and ladder training

Repeat citations are similar to those issued on Aug. 9, 2010, against the same company. They address hazards associated with the lack of a fall protection system at a side or edge 6 feet above a lower level and the lack of a stairway or ladder at a point of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches or more.

Bade Roofing has 15 business days from receipt of the citations to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director in St. Louis or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Source: OSHA