Osha Fall Protection Requirements For Flat Roofs

Osha s fall protection standard for construction 29 cfr part 1926 subpart m beginning at 1926 500 generally requires fall protection when there is a fall distance of 6 feet or more.

Osha fall protection requirements for flat roofs.

In regards specifically to roof fall protection the 1910 standard specifies for low slope roofs that when work is performed less than 6 feet 1 6 m from the roof edge the employer must ensure each employee is protected from falling by a guardrail system safety net system travel restraint system or personal fall arrest system. 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. Subpart m 1926 501 b 10 of the osha construction standards specifies that under certain conditions roofing work can be conducted with a warning line in place 6 feet from the edge and a safety monitoring system. Implement safe work practices to reduce the possibility of falls.

Proper fall protection measures personal protective equipment ppe and adhering to safe work practices can protect workers from fall hazards. Roof workers installing maintaining or repairing flat roofs with a height more than 20 feet or using backward pulling machinery such as felt layers need protection from falls. But what if you are not working on roofing activities.