Effective: September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
No owner, lessee, agent, factor, architect, or contractor engaged in and having supervision or charge of the building, erection, or construction of a block, building, or structure, shall neglect or refuse to place or have placed upon the joists of each story thereof, as soon as joists are in position, counter floors of such quality and strength as to render perfectly safe the going to and from thereon of all mechanics, laborers, and other persons engaged upon the work of construction or supervision, or in placing materials for such construction.
Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than two hundred dollars.
Each day that such person neglects or refuses to have such counter floors so placed, after notice is given by a building inspector, a chief inspector, or deputy inspector of the city building inspection department in cities where such department is organized, or by the superintendent of industrial compliance of the state, in cities where such departments are not organized, or from a person whose life or personal safety may be endangered by such neglect or refusal, is a separate offense.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Chapter 3791 | Building Standards - Offenses and Penalties
Section 3791.01 | Prohibited Acts Generally.
Section 3791.02 | Failure to Obey Order Prohibited.
Section 3791.03 | General Prohibition - Fine.
Section 3791.031 | No Smoking Area in Place of Public Assembly Required.
Section 3791.04 | Submission of Plan - Approvals - Prohibition - Fine.
Section 3791.041 | Fire Protection Systems.
Section 3791.042 | Plan and Specification Review.
Section 3791.05 | Counter Floors in Construction - Prohibition - Penalty.
Section 3791.06 | Prohibition Against Use of Improper Ladders or Scaffolding - Penalty.
Section 3791.07 | Inspection Fees.
Section 3791.12 | Inspections - Hearings.
Section 3791.13 | Repair and Removal.