The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has

cited Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. for five safety and health violations, comprised of

two willful and three serious violations. They come in response to an inspection of a worksite in

Naperville, Illinois in December of 2014. These inspection was initiated in response to a

complaint alleging workers were exposed to fall hazards at a residential jobsite. This is the

second time this year that Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. has been cited by OSHA for

safety violations; the company is contesting the citations from April of this year. The violations

from this most recent inspections are for hazards relating to fall hazards, roof hazards, issues

with fall protection anchors, fall hazard and prevention training, and failing to extend a ladder at

least three feet above the landing to provide roof access. These violations carry proposed

penalties of $145,900.

“Tip Top Roofing and Construction continues to endanger the safety of its workers by refusing

to ensure that fall protection is used on the job sites. A worker can be severely injured or killed in

a fall in mere seconds. Failing to protect them from harm is unacceptable,” said Jacob Scott,

OSHA’s Area Director in Aurora. “Roofing contractors have a responsibility to train and protect

their workers on job sites.”

This is just another example of a company being cited for the same issues over and over again. If

your company has been through an OSHA inspection and there have been deficiencies

uncovered, it is important to consult a third party occupational safety and health auditing firm to

fix whatever deficiencies have been found in your occupational safety and health procedures in

order to avoid repeat citations and continued safety risk.

If you have any questions about how to properly update your occupational safety and health

procedures or if you simply want to review your current procedures, please contact us. If you

have anything to add about the importance of keeping your occupational safety and health

policies and procedures compliant, please leave a comment.