The Chicago land offices have seen a problem with flat roofers using only a safety monitor without warning flags on large roofs more than 6 feet high. Various - see next page Comments about most frequently cited by Aurora OSHA Office. These are unacceptable if the rules do not prevent past accidents, OSHA citations, near misses, and comp claims. Also, The rules must be covered with the management of the construction company, not just put on the shelf. No scaffold guardrails - This is still the number one source for an OSHA inspection in construction in our office.
Plasterers account for many of the citations, but companies using mobile scaffolds are gaining fast.
The employer cannot take an employee off the street or out of the union hall and not provide some training specific to the work for the new hire. Covering a set of basic company rules is what many companies do to meet this requirement. Per the scaffold preamble, Morgen tower frames now can be climbed. Many of these provide no bracing at all. We are performing inspections on these sites if no bracing is observed.