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29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): The employer does not ensure that each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels are protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, or provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b). 157 Congress Street - Employees performing roofing work are 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 December 13, 2018, when Employee #6 (Forrest Daigle) was working on the left side of the roof dormer closest to the skylights. The employee was not using any means of fall protection while working on the roof. Purvis Home Improvement, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1296851, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 09/24/2018, with respect to a workplace located at 79 Mussey Road, Scarborough, Maine 04074. Purvis Home Improvement, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1046978, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/13/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 2 Avenue 3, Pine Point, Maine 04074. Purvis Home Improvement, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 732963, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 01/14/2013, with respect to a workplace located at Fieldings Oil Company, Scarborough, Maine 04074. Purvis Home Improvement, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 392602, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/16/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 607 Roosevelt Trail, Westbrook, Maine 04092. Purvis Home Improvement, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 310101662, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/13/2006, with respect to a workplace located at 556 Main Street, South Portland, Maine 04106.