Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required. Hector Hernandez dba, Town City Construction, failed to provide documentation demonstrating the abatement method and completion of the following items as cited: a) Citation 1 Item 1a Employees were exposed to falls while working from ladder jack scaffolds that were not erected by trained employees or supervised by a competent person that could recognize hazards and take corrective actions to eliminate the hazards. b) Citation 1 Item 1b Employees were exposed to falls while working from a ladder jack scaffold where three planks were set up on 4 ladders, with the center ladder supporting two planks and one end plank was supporting a fourth plank set at 90 degrees. c) Citation 1 Item 1c Employees were exposed to falls while using ladders for purposes which they were not intended in that: Werner Type II fiberglass ladders were used to support ladder jack scaffold planks when the manufacturer specifies only Type I ladders should be used. d) Citation 1 Item 2a The employer has not developed and implemented safety and health programs to ensure compliance with safety Standards contained in 29 C.F.R 1926. Employees roofing a steep pitch house were exposed to falls from ladders, scaffolds and the roof when personal fall arrest systems were not used by all employees and none of the employees were properly using their personal fall arrest systems. e) Citation 1 Item 2b The Employer did not provide training to employees which would allow them to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions, or to understand and follow the OSHA Standards that apply to construction work, to include the proper use of personal protective equipment, power tools, extension cords, scaffolding, ladders, and fall protection f) Citation 1 Item 2c the employer did not ensure each employee on a steep pitch roof, with unprotected sides and edges, is protected from falling by an acceptable form of fall protection. The employer does not require the use of complete and properly installed fall protection during roofing work. g) Citation 1 Item 2d The employer did not have a program to ensure employees are able to recognize fall hazards and take the appropriate actions to eliminate those hazards, and does not ensure the employees have been trained by a competent person to properly set up and use fall protection systems. h) Citation 1 Item 2e The employer did not ensure employees are protected from falling from ladders that are properly set up with the top of the ladder at least 3' above the upper landing surfaces to provide a hand hold while stepping on and off of the ladders, and does not ensure the employees have been trained by a competent person to properly set up and use ladders.