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

29 CFR 1926.761(b): The employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.761: On or about December 19, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 15 feet without fall protection while installing a standing seam metal roof, on a commercial construction site in Arcola, Illinois, and the employer did not provide fall protection training to exposed employees. This training would include: a. Recognition and identification of fall hazards in work area, b. Use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, fall restraint systems, safety net systems, and other protection to be used, c. Correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used, d. Procedures to be followed to prevent falls to lower levels and through or into holes and openings in walking/working surfaces and walls, and e. Fall protection requirements of this subpart.