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

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 employees who were exposed fall hazards while working on the roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards. The employer routinely fails to assure that effective training to provide the knowledge need to protect against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on 01 March 2018 when employees were installing shingles on the roof of a two story commercial building at 2212 Main Street. Bridgeport, CT. 06606 without having had provided the knowledge and or training to the employees for them to effectively identify fall hazards and the means to correct those hazards when they were exposed to fall hazards of 22 feet 4 inches above the surrounding ground. L.L.E. Construction LLC previously committed a serious-violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 908000, citation number 1, item number 3a and was affirmed as a final order on 30 Oct 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 415 Buckingham Avenue Milford CT 06460. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all employees are trained in fall protection prior, to the employees performing work six feet above a lower surface. 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 will train these employees to identify fall hazards and the means and methods to correct those hazards.