Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels is not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, a personal fall arrest system, or an alternative fall protection measure as provided by another provision in paragraph (b) of this section: a. An employee installing roof sheeting is not protected from fall hazards by the use of a fall protection system. The employer fails to assure effective protections against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on September 24, 2022, at 8920 N. Newport Ave Tampa, FL 33604, when an employee is installing roof sheeting and is exposed to an approximate 11-foot and 15-foot fall hazard to the ground in that fall protection equipment is not installed or utilized. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all employees wear appropriate fall protection when an employee works more than 6 feet above the next lower level.