Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system: This violation was most recently observed on 06/23/2016, at a jobsite located at 5 Longfellow Drive, Bethlehem, NH, 03574, when (A) Employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working from the ladder-jack scaffolding without fall protection. a. Site- Employees working from a ladder jack scaffold are exposed to falls where fall protection not utilized. The employer routinely fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on July 7, 2016, when employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were exposed to falls fall protection was not utilized at 5 Longfellow Drive, Bethlehem, NH 03574. Ken Stanley DBA A+ previously committed a serious violation of this standard on August 6, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 121 Winchester Street, Keene, NH 03431 which was contained in OSHA inspection number 928024. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all employees are adequately protected from falls while working on ladder jack scaffolds. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including and explanation of how these steps protect employees from fall hazards.