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29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. The employer fails to ensure effective protections against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on September 3, 2022, when employees were utilizing a ladder jack scaffold at a jobsite located at 221 Lawrence Rd. in Salem, NH without an access ladder and exposed to a fall of over 13 feet when they climbed over the platform onto the support ladder for egress. Jobsite - On or about September 3, 2022, employees were exposed to a fall of over 13 feet where access to the ladder jack scaffold was not provided and employees were climbing over the platform to use the support ladder for egress from the scaffold. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all employees utilizing scaffolds have sufficient means of access to the scaffold as described in 29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1). Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including an explanation of how these steps protect employees from fall hazards when using scaffolds. Ridge Runner Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1230187, citation number 1, item number 3a and was affirmed as a final order on June 8, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 131 Lynnfield St. in Peabody, MA.