Osha Fall Protection Parapet Roof

General industry safety orders.

Osha fall protection parapet roof. The fall protection plan must conform to the following provisions. In order for a roof parapet to provide adequate fall protection a roof parapet railing should be at least 42 in height unfortunately many buildings get close to this height without quite meeting the height required by osha to provide fall protection. Roof slope osha defines a low slope roof as a roof having a slope of less than or equal to 4 inches of vertical rise for every 12 inches horizontal length 4 12 1926 500 b definitions. Single unit monolithic roofing applied to flat roofs may seem safer to some roof workers but the work is still at height and subject to many similar hazards and safety requirements as sloped roof work.

Interpretation of osha fall protection exemption 29 cfr 1926 500 a 1 during inspection investigation and assessment activities. Provides links to osha tools and resources regulations directives letters of interpretation compliance assistance materials to help prevent falls in residential construction. 1926 502 k 1 the fall protection plan shall be prepared by a qualified person and developed specifically for the site where the leading edge work precast concrete work or residential construction work is being performed and the plan must be maintained up to date. Section 1926 500 a 1 allows inspectors to be exempted from the fall protection requirements of subpart m when performing an inspection before or after the performance of work.

This is in response to your fax submitted on september 2 2003 to the occupational safety and health administration osha and as a follow up to a telephone conversation on september 22 2003. Fall protection t8ccr 1669 1672 article 2. Proper fall protection measures personal protective equipment ppe and adhering to safe work practices can protect workers from fall hazards. This is important because the osha definition is used as a basis for implementing low slope fall protection measures such as warning.

Standard specifications t8ccr 3209 3239 in subchapter 7. Scaffolds general requirements t8ccr 1635 1 1637 article 22. 1 duty to have fall protection 1926 501 2 ladder safety 1926 1053 3 fall protection training requirements 1926 503 4 eye and face protection 1926 102 5 general scaffold requirements 1926 451 6 general safety and health provisions 1926 20 7 head protection 1926 100 8 fall protection systems criteria and practices 1926 502. Fall protection in residential construction.

Fall protection requirements for construction workers doing work while on a roof. Fall protection safety for commercial fishing. Osha fact sheet 2011. Floor roof and wall openings t8ccr 1632 1633 article 21.