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29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that each employee required to work on a roof at a height of 6 feet or above had been provided with fall hazard training. On or about August 13, 2021, an employee sustained serious injuries from a fall above six feet to the ground below. The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against fall hazard as required by the standard, as demonstrated on or about August 13, 2021, when employees were not protected from fall hazards where fall protection was not utilized and fall protection training was not conducted at the site in front of 660 Williams Street, Bridgeport, CT 06601. Guallpa Construction LLC was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a) (1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1094126, citation number 2, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on April 10, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 301 Roosevelt Drive, Derby, CT 06418. Guallpa Construction LLC was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a) (1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1271567, citation number 1, item number 3a and was affirmed as a final order on February 15, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 51 Diane Terrace, Waterbury, CT 06705. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that affected employees use appropriate fall protection when exposed to fall hazards and are provided with fall protection training while working above six feet from a lower level. 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 employees from falling from elevations above six feet that may result in injuries and possible death.