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29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer does 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: This violation was most recently observed on 05/04/2016 - 05/12/2016 at a worksite at 55 Rodgers Lane in Middletown RI where employees performing roofing work at heights of 9 1/2 to 18 feet above the ground and exposed to falling were not provided a training program to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards, such as but not limited to: proper procedures for setting up a personal fall arrest system, procedures for donning full body harnesses, and procedures for using fall protection lanyards and fall arrestors. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all employees exposed to a fall hazard are provided with training before allowing work to proceed. M & M Roofing LLC was previously cited for a 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 315555771, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 9-6-11, with respect to a workplace located at 31 Todd Rd in Walcott CT.