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29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502: The employer does not protect each employee from the hazard of falling by the use of fall protection devices. a) This most recently occurred on April 20, 2017, at 520 Portage Street, Lodi, WI 53555. Employees working from a residential garage roof at a height greater than six feet were doing so without fall protection. To abate this hazard in the future, the employer must ensure that employees are protected from the hazard of falling by the use of fall protection devices. This employer has been previously cited for this practice that included: Ryan Schultz, dba Schultzy Roofing LLC was previously cited for a violation of this or its equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1067881, Citation Number 2, Item Number 1, Issued on 07/09/2015, and was affirmed final order on 07/30/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 1586 Schaefer Circle, Appleton, WI 54915. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including an explanation of how these steps protect its employees from fall hazards.