Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels are not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor are employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b). The employer does not protect each employee from fall hazards while performing framing activities on a residential home with unprotected edges at heights of approximately 20 feet above a lower level by the use of guard rail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. a) This most recently occurred on July 8, 2019, at 8475 Eden Court, Streetsboro, Ohio 44241. Employees are exposed the hazard of falling approximately 20 feet to the ground, while involved in framing activities near the unprotected edges of the upper levels of the residential home. To abate the hazard in the future, the employer must ensure that its employees are protected from the hazard of falling while performing framing activities along the unprotected edges of the residential home. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19 the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including an explanation of how these steps protect its employees from fall hazards.