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29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section: a) The employer does not require employees to use any form of personal fall arrest systems or the use of guardrail systems while performing bricklaying operations from a fabricated frame scaffold. This violation was most recently observed at the property 1325 - 1327 North 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA on November 25, 2014, where employees performing bricklaying operations from the outrigger portion of the 6th level of the tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards of approximately thirty-six (36) feet without the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems. To abate this ongoing violation, the employer must provide and require the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems while employees are utilizing the working levels of the scaffold. McGee Plastering and Stucco Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314230426, citation number 2, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on January 25, 2011 with respect to a workplace located at 224-234 George Street, Philadelphia, PA. McGee Plastering and Stucco Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard , which was contained in OSHA inspection number 906301, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on December 5, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 274 Leverington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. McGee Plastering and Stucco Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314236092, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on February 27, 2012 with respect to a workplace located at Broad & Catherine Streets, Philadelphia, PA. McGee Plastering and Stucco Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314231929, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 10, 2011 with respect to a workplace located at 211 Brown Street, Philadelphia, PA. McGee Plastering and Stucco Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314230426, citation number 2, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on January 25, 2011 with respect to a workplace located at 224-234 George Street, Philadelphia, PA. McGee Plastering and Stucco Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314230194, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on January 25, 2011 with respect to a workplace located at 200 George Street, Philadelphia, PA.