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29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): On or about August 10, 2018, at Lot 31B, 3214 Ivy Farm Path, Buford, Georgia: Four employees performing framing work were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 11-12-feet when they worked from the top plate and at the unprotected edges of the house without using fall protection. Firm Foundations, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1294822, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on July 19, 2018,with respect to a workplace located at 6335 Birchfield Trail, Cumming, Georgia.