No guard rail nets Kelowna roofing company $20,000 fine
A Kelowna roofing company has been fined $20,000 for failing to put up guard rails while working on the roof of a two-storey house.
According to a March 18 WorkSafeBC penalty notice, JV Roofing was installing a torch-on roofing membrane when WorkSafeBC inspected the site.
“WorkSafeBC… determined the flat roof did not have guardrails or fall protection roof anchors installed,” the penalty notice reads. “In addition, ladders used to access the roof were unsecured. The firm failed to ensure that, before being allowed into an area where a fall risk existed, workers were instructed in the fall protection system for the area. The firm also failed to ensure that ladders used to access or egress from an upper landing were sufficiently secured.”
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The provincial inspection agency said the company also failed to give workers the appropriate health and safety instruction and training.
The penalty notice doesn’t say when the infraction took place and no other details are given in the decision.
This is the fourth WorkSafeBC penal notice JV Roofing has received in the last three years and it has been fined a total of $32,500 prior to this infraction.
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