Osha Fall Protection Requirements Roof

All fall protection required by this section shall conform to the criteria set forth in 1926 502 of this subpart.

Osha fall protection requirements roof.

Fall protection for activities not in the construction industry is addressed in specific standards for the general industry shipyard employment marine terminals and longshoring industry this section highlights osha standards federal register notices rules and proposed rules preambles to final rules background to final rules directives instruction to osha staff letters of. Below is a table of frequently cited osha standards for roofing contractors during fy 2013. Osha regulations for roofing focus on fall protection equipment to help protect the safety and health of roofing workers. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph b of this section each employee engaged in roofing activities on low slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet 1 8 m or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems safety net systems personal fall arrest systems or a combination of warning line 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. Each year many roofers sustain injuries and even die on the job in the u s. Fall protection requirements for construction workers doing work while on a roof.