Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: FALLING

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: a/ Employees were setting wooden trusses without installing temporary bracing and/or permanent bracing to prevent the trusses from falling over or collapsing. While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazards rests with the employer, given his/her superior knowledge of the work place, feasible and acceptable methods of abatement to correct this hazard, among others are: 1. To install and brace the trusses according to the BCSI 1-03 "Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses" 2. To install and brace the trusses following truss department drawings for installation of permanent bracing and the guidelines of BCSI-B3 "Summary Sheet - Web Member Permanent Bracing/Web Reinforcement" 3. To install and brace the trusses following the recommended practices of the Wood Truss Council of America and the Truss Plate Institute and either install temporary and/or permanent bracing. 4. To install and brace the trusses following the specification contained in the certified drawings for the trusses provided for this job site by the truss manufacturer. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citation(s).