Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003B Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer had not had each employee who performed work while on a scaffold had been trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training would have included the areas identified in (1) through (5) of this paragraph. On or about March 22, 2024, HEINE BROTHERS TUCKPOINTING, INC. did not ensure that each employee who worked from a prefabricated frame scaffold in a worksite at 71 Crestwood Drive in Clayton, Missouri, was trained by a qualified person to recognize the hazards associated with supported frame scaffolds and to understand the procedures to minimize such hazards. The training shall include (a)(1) the nature of electrical hazards, fall hazards, and falling object hazards in the work area; (a)(2) the correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards and for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems and falling object protection systems being used; (a)(3) the proper use of the scaffold and the proper handling of materials on the scaffold; (a)(4) the maximum intended load and the load-carrying capacities of the scaffold used; (a)(5) and any other pertinent requirements of this subpart.