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

29 CFR 1926.454(a):The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold 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 shall include the following areas, as applicable: (1) The nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area; a) On or about December 12, 2023, the employer failed to ensure that employees were trained by a qualified person in fall hazard recognition for the use of mobile scaffolds. Employees were exposed to falls of 3 to 4 feet, flying debris, and unknown load capacities, while working from and standing on a modified pallet supported by the forks of a forklift.