Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. a) The employer does not require employees to use any form of personal fall arrest systems or the use of guardrail systems while performing stucco operations from a fabricated frame scaffold. This violation was observed at 3018 West Thompson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121 on or about November 3, 3015 where employees performing stucco operations on various levels of the fabricated frame scaffold were not protected from fall hazards ranging from approximately twelve and half (12.5) feet to approximately thirty-nine (39) feet by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems. To abate this ongoing violation, the employer must provide and require the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems while employees are utilizing the working levels of the fabricated frame scaffold.