Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part. (a) Front of House - On or about January 23, 2013 employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working on a wooden scaffold 11.6 feet above the ground without guardrail system or personal fall arrest system. (b) Roof of House - On or about January 23, 2013 one employee was exposed to a fall hazard while working on a wooden scaffold 15 feet above concrete floor without guardrail system or personal fall arrest system.