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29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways. Location: 103 West Broad Street, Stamford, CT The employer did not provide effective ladder safety training to ensure employees could recognize and avoid hazards associated with ladder use during trenching and excavation work. Instance #1 On or about June 12, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that the escape ladder chosen to be used in an approximately 10-foot-deep excavation was tall enough so that the side rails extended at least three feet past the upper landing surface. The Foreman was exposed to cave-in hazards while working in the excavation with an eight-foot egress ladder that did not reach at least three feet past the upper landing area. Instance #2 On or about June 13, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that employees using a ladder to enter and exit an approximately 10-foot-deep excavation were given adequate ladder safety training so the employees would be able to recognize and avoid hazards related to ladder use. The Foreman and a laborer descended into the excavation while facing away from the ladder. The employees also did not grasp the ladder with at least one hand. The employees were exposed to fall and struck-by hazards.