Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system: a) Facility: 129 Morton Ave. Woonsocket, RI: On or about 10/25/2023, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided, and utilized, fall protection. The roof height was approximately 16.7 feet, the roof slope was approximately 0.5/12, and the employees were not utilizing fall protection and/or a safety monitoring system.