Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each 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): a) The Mews at Liberty Crossing, Unit B37, Rear - The employer does not ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment or methods are in use. A specific instance of this continuing violation was most recently observed on or about December 15, 2014 when an employee was performing frame carpentry while working without fall protection at the unprotected edges of a job-built walking/working surface, approximately 8 to 25 feet above a lower level. The employer?s ongoing obligation is to ensure that fall protection equipment and/or methods are in use when employees are exposed to fall hazards. b) The Mews at Liberty Crossing, Unit B37, Front - The employer does not ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment or methods are in use. A specific instance of this continuing violation was most recently observed on or about December 15, 2014 when employees were working without fall protection on the second floor at varying distances from an unprotected wall opening, approximately nine feet above grade. The employer?s ongoing obligation is to ensure that fall protection equipment and/or methods are in use when employees are exposed to fall hazards. c) The Mews at Liberty Crossing, Unit B37, First Floor, Front - The employer does not ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment or methods are in use. A specific instance of this continuing violation was most recently observed on or about December 15, 2014 when employees without fall protection were performing firewall installation while working from the exterior top plate of the front of the project, approximately 17 feet above grade. The employer?s ongoing obligation is to ensure that fall protection equipment and/or methods are in use when employees are exposed to fall hazards. d) The Mews at Liberty Crossing, Unit B37, Rear - The employer does not ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment or methods are in use. A specific instance of this continuing violation was most recently observed on or about December 15, 2014 when employees without fall protection were performing frame carpentry work directly adjacent to a patio door opening, approximately nine feet above grade. The employer?s ongoing obligation is to ensure that fall protection equipment and/or methods are in use when employees are exposed to fall hazards. e) The Mews at Liberty Crossing, Unit B37 - The employer does not ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment or methods are in use. A specific instance of this continuing violation was most recently observed on or about December 15, 2014 when employees without fall protection were performing frame carpentry work directly adjacent to floor openings, approximately three feet by eight feet, between the first floor and basement, and between the first and second floors, creating fall hazards of approximately 9 to 17 feet. The employer?s ongoing obligation is to ensure that fall protection equipment and/or methods are in use when employees are exposed to fall hazards. f) The Mews at Liberty Crossing, Unit B37, Inner Breezeway - The employer does not ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment or methods are in use. A specific instance of this continuing violation was most recently observed on or about December 15, 2014 when an employee without fall protection, working on the second floor, was accessing that work area via a ladder which was set against a portico, approximately eight feet above grade, that created a small unprotected walking/working surface which the employee had to cross when walking from the ladder to the access point for the upper floor. The employer?s ongoing obligation is to ensure that fall protection equipment and/or methods are in use when employees are exposed to fall hazards. g) The Mews at Liberty Crossing, Unit B37, First Floor, Rear - The employer does not ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment or methods are in use. A specific instance of this continuing violation was most recently observed on or about December 17, 2014 when employees without fall protection were performing frame carpentry work directly adjacent to a patio door and window frames with guardrails that were improperly installed. The employer?s ongoing obligation is to ensure that fall protection equipment and/or methods are in use when employees are exposed to fall hazards. h) The Mews at Liberty Crossing, Unit B37, Rear - The employer does not ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment or methods are in use. A specific instance of this continuing violation was most recently observed on or about December 17, 2014 when an employee without appropriate fall protection was performing frame carpentry while working at the edges of a job-built walking/working surface, approximately 8 to 25 feet above a lower level. The employee was using a horizontal lifeline without an appropriate anchor point and was attached to the lifeline with approximately 16 feet of slack for a fall hazard of approximately nine feet. The employer?s ongoing obligation is to ensure that fall protection equipment and/or methods are in use when employees are exposed to fall hazards. i) The Mews at Liberty Crossing, Unit B37, Rear - The employer does not ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment or methods are in use. A specific instance of this continuing violation was most recently observed on or about December 17, 2014 when an employee without fall protection was performing frame carpentry while working within partially secured roof trusses which had 24 inch nominal on center spacings and were approximately eight feet above the lower level. The employee was using a horizontal lifeline without an appropriate anchor point and with approximately six feet of slack for a fall hazard of nine feet. The employer?s ongoing obligation is to ensure that fall protection equipment and/or methods are in use when employees are exposed to fall hazards. j) The Mews at Liberty Crossing, Unit B37, Inner Breezeway - The employer does not ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment or methods are in use. A specific instance of this continuing violation was most recently observed on or about December 17, 2014 when employees were performing frame carpentry work in the first floor of the rear unit adjacent to a window opening with an improperly installed guardrail that was approximately seven feet above a lower level. The guardrail was not secured by fasteners and was able to be displaced with light hand pressure. The employer?s ongoing obligation is to ensure that fall protection equipment and/or methods are in use when employees are exposed to fall hazards.