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29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer does not have a program to ensure compliance with fall protection requirements and does not designate any competent person to ensure that workers use appropriate fall protection. To abate this item, the employer must initiate and maintain a program, including frequent and regular inspections by competent persons it designates, to ensure that workers use appropriate fall protection. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including the names and qualifications of the persons it is designating as competent and a description of their responsibilities. For example, at the worksite located at 57 Sheldon Street, Providence, RI 02906, on or about August 21, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of an estimated 23 feet, where the employer did not ensure that employees, who were required to work from the roof at a height above 6 feet, were trained in the hazards associated with falls and how to avoid them. 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 to minimize these hazards, as observed by OSHA on August 21, 2024, as well as prior inspections. - OSHA previously issued a citation alleging a Serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1724532, inspections date 1/31/2024, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on May 21, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 29 Billings Street West Roxbury, MA 02132.