Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

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: a) The employer fails to ensure effective fall protection training is conducted as required by the standard, as demonstrated on or about August 21, 2019, at 1947 and 1955 Boxwood Way, Lot 138 /139 Creekstone, Opelika, Alabama, when employees performing framing activities from the top of framed walls, without being trained on the hazards associated with falls, are exposed to a fall hazard of up to 9 feet 6 inches to the ground below.