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# Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems), Final Rule; and Other Related Provisions (cont.) ## $1910.26 Dockboards. (cont.) [redacted postal code] Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 223/Friday, November 18, 2016/Rules and Regulations (iv) Each employee is protected from falling into a ladderway floor hole or ladderway platform hole by a guardrail system and toeboards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used. (v) Each employee is protected from falling through a hatchway and chute- floor hole by: (A) A hinged floor-hole cover that meets the criteria in § 1910.29 and a fixed guardrail system that leaves only one exposed side. When the hole is not in use, the employer must ensure the cover is closed or a removable guardrail system is provided on the exposed sides; (B) A removable guardrail system and toeboards on not more than two sides of the hole and a fixed guardrail system on all other exposed sides. The employer must ensure the removable guardrail system is kept in place when the hole is not in use; or (C) A guardrail system or a travel restraint system when a work operation necessitates passing material through a hatchway or chute floor hole. (4) Dockboards. (i) The employer must ensure that each employee on a dockboard is protected from falling 4 feet (1.2 m) or more to a lower level by a guardrail system or handrails. (ii) A guardrail system or handrails are not required when: (A) Dockboards are being used solely for materials-handling operations using motorized equipment; (B) Employees engaged in these operations are not exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet (3 m); and (C) Those employees have been trained in accordance with § 1910.30. (5) Runways and similar walkways. (i) The employer must ensure each employee on a runway or similar walkway is protected from falling 4 feet (1.2 m) or more to a lower level by a guardrail sys…

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR # Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Part Number: 1910 - Part Number - Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards - Subpart: 1910 Subpart D - Subpart Title: Walking-Working Surfaces Standard - Number: - 1910.29 - Title: Fall protection systems and falling object protection - criteria and practices. - GPO Source: e-CFR 1910.29(a) General requirements. The employer must: 1910.29(a)(1) Ensure each fall protection system and falling object protection, other than personal fall protection systems, that this part requires meets the requirements in this section. The employer must ensure each personal fall protection system meets the requirements in subpart I of this part; and - 1910.29(a)(2) Provide and install all fall protection systems and falling object protection this subpart requires, and comply with the other requirements in this subpart before any employee begins work that necessitates fall or falling object protection. - 1910.29(b) Guardrail systems. The employer must ensure guardrail systems meet the following requirements: 1910.29(b)(1).

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# by both a personal fall arrest system and guardrail system; (cont.) ## 1926.451(g)(2) (cont.) and does not create a greater hazard. - 1926.451(g)(3) In addition to meeting the requirements of $ 1926.502(d), personal fall arrest systems used on scaffolds shall be attached by lanyard to a vertical lifeline, horizontal lifeline, or scaffold structural member. Vertical lifelines shall not be used when overhead components, such as overhead protection or additional platform levels, are part of a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold. ## 1926.451(g)(3)(i) When vertical lifelines are used, they shall be fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage, shall be independent of the scaffold, and shall be protected from sharp edges and abrasion. Safe points of anchorage include structural members of buildings, but do not include standpipes, vents, other piping systems, electrical conduit, outrigger beams, or counterweights. ## 1926.451(g)(3)(ii) When horizontal lifelines are used, they shall be secured to two or more structural members of the scaffold, or they may be looped around both suspension and independent suspension lines (on scaffolds so equipped) above the hoist and brake attached to the end of the scaffold. Horizontal lifelines shall not be attached only to the suspension ropes. Submit Feedback ## 1926.451(g)(3)(iii). When lanyards are connected to horizontal lifelines or structural members on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold, the scaffold shall be equipped with additional independent support lines and automatic locking devices capable of stopping the fall of the scaffold in the event one or both of the suspension ropes fail. The independent support lines shall be equal in number and strength to the suspension ropes. ## 1926.451(g)(3)(iv) Vertical lifelines, independent support lines, and suspension ropes shall not be attached to each other, nor shall they be attached to or use the same point of anchorage, nor sh…

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# Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems), Final Rule; and Other Related Provisions (cont.) ## $1910.26 Dockboards. (cont.) Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 223/Friday, November 18, 2016/Rules and Regulations [redacted postal code] (2) Use of rope descent systems. The employer must ensure: (i) No rope descent system is used for heights greater than 300 feet (91 m) above grade unless the employer demonstrates that it is not feasible to access such heights by any other means or that those means pose a greater hazard than using a rope descent system; (ii) The rope descent system is used in accordance with instructions, warnings, and design limitations set by the manufacturer or under the direction of a qualified person; (iii) Each employee who uses the rope descent system is trained in accordance with § 1910.30; (iv) The rope descent system is inspected at the start of each workshift that it is to be used. The employer must ensure damaged or defective equipment is removed from service immediately and replaced; (v) The rope descent system has proper rigging, including anchorages and tiebacks, with particular emphasis on providing tiebacks when counterweights, cornice hooks, or similar non-permanent anchorages are used; (vi) Each employee uses a separate, independent personal fall arrest system that meets the requirements of subpart I of this part; (vii) All components of each rope descent system, except seat boards, are capable of sustaining a minimum rated load of 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN). Seat boards must be capable of supporting a live load of 300 pounds (136 kg); (viii) Prompt rescue of each employee is provided in the event of a fall; (ix) The ropes of each rope descent system are effectively padded or otherwise protected, where they can contact edges of the building, anchorage, obstructions, or other surfaces, to prevent them from being cut or weakened; (x) Stabilization is provided at the specific work locatio…

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR # Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Part Number: 1910 - Part Number - Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards - Subpart: 1910 Subpart I - Subpart Title: Personal Protective Equipment Standard - Number: - 1910.140 - Title: Personal fall protection systems. - GPO Source: e-CFR 1910.140(a) Scope and application. This section establishes performance, care, and use criteria for all personal fall protection systems. The employer must ensure that each personal fall protection system used to comply with this part must meet the requirements of this section. ## 1910.140(b) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section: Anchorage means a secure point of attachment for equipment such as lifelines, lanyards, or deceleration devices. Beltterminal means an end attachment of a window cleaner's positioning system used for securing the belt or harness to a window cleaner's belt anchor. Body belt means a strap with means both for securing about the waist and for attaching to other components such as a lanyard used with positioning systems, travel restraint systems, or ladder safety systems. Body harness means straps that secure about the employee in a manner to distribute the fall arrest forces over at least the thighs, pelvis, waist, chest, and shoulders, with a means for attaching the harness to other components of a personal fall protection system. Submit Feedback

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# Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems), Final Rule; and Other Related Provisions (cont.) ## $1910.26 Dockboards. (cont.) Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 223/Friday, November 18, 2016/Rules and Regulations [redacted postal code] landing that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected by a guardrail or stair rail system; (ii) Each flight of stairs having at least with stair rail systems and handrails as 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped follows: Table D-2 Stairway Handrail Requirements <table><tr><th>Stair width</th><th>Enclosed</th><th>One open side</th><th>Two open sides</th><th>With earth built up on both sides</th></tr><tr><td>Less than 44 inches (1.1 m).</td><td>At least one handrail</td><td>One stair rail system with handrail on open side.</td><td>One stair rail system each open side.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>44 inches (1.1 m) to 88 inches (2.2 m).</td><td>One handrail on each enclosed side</td><td>One stair rail system with handrail on open side and one handrail on enclosed side.</td><td>One stair rail system with handrail on each open side.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Greater than 88 inches (2.2 m).</td><td>One handrail on each enclosed side and one intermediate handrail located in the middle of the stair</td><td>One stair rail system with handrail on open side, one handrail on enclosed side, and one intermediate handrail located in the middle of the stair.</td><td>One stair rail system with handrail on each open side and one intermediate handrail located in the middle of the stair.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Exterior stairs less than 44 inches (1.1 m).</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>One handrail on at least one side.</td></tr></table> (iii) Each ship stairs and alternating tread type stairs is equipped with handrails on both sides. (12) Scaffolds and rope descent systems. The employer must ensure: (i) Each employee on a scaffold is protected from falling in accordance 29 CFR pa…

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# Occupational Safety and Health Administration (cont.) ## 1926.501(b)(13). (cont.) with $ 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems. ## 1926.501(b)(14) Wall openings. Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, shall be protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system. ## 1926.501(b)(15) Walking/working surfaces not otherwise addressed. Except as provided in $ 1926.500(a)(2) or in $ 1926.501 (b)(1) through (b)(14), each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. - 1926.501(c) Protection from falling objects. When an employee is exposed to falling objects, the employer shall have each employee wear a hard hat and shall implement one of the following measures: Submit Feedback - 1926.501(c)(1) Erect toeboards, screens, or guardrail systems to prevent objects from falling from higher levels; or, - 1926.501(c)(2) Erect a canopy structure and keep potential fall objects far enough from the edge of the higher level so that those objects would not go over the edge if they were accidentally displaced; or, - 1926.501(c)(3) Barricade the area to which objects could fall, prohibit employees from entering the barricaded area, and keep objects that may fall far enough away from the edge of a higher level so that those objects would not go over the edge if they were accidentally displaced. [59 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 9, 1994; 60 FR 5131, Jan. 26, 1995]

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# Occupational Safety and Health Administration (cont.) ## 1926.501(b)(3) (cont.) Holes. ## 1926.501(b)(4).(i). Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes. ## 1926.501(b)(4)(ii). Each employee on a walking/working surface shall be protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers. ## 1926.501(b)(4)(iii). Each employee on a walking/working surface shall be protected from objects falling through holes (including skylights) by covers. ## 1926.501(b)(5) Formwork and reinforcing steel. Each employee on the face of formwork or reinforcing steel shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, or positioning device systems. 1926.501(b)(6) Ramps, runways, and other walkways. Each employee on ramps, runways, and other walkways shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems. ## 1926.501(b)(7) Excavations. 1926.501(b)(7)(i). Each employee at the edge of an excavation 6 feet (1.8 m) or more in depth shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, fences, or barricades when the excavations are not readily seen because of plant growth or other visual barrier; ## 1926.501(b)(7)(ii). Each employee at the edge of a well, pit, shaft, and similar excavation 6 feet (1.8 m) or more in Submit Feedback

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# Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems), Final Rule; and Other Related Provisions (cont.) ## Subpart R-Special Industries (cont.) Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 223/Friday, November 18, 2016/Rules and Regulations [redacted postal code] 1910.25 Stairways. 1910.26 Dockboards. - 1910.27 Scaffolds and rope descent systems. - 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection. - 1910.29 Fall protection systems and falling object protection-criteria and practices. 1910.30 Training requirements. Authority: 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, and 657; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR [redacted postal code]), 9-83 (48 FR [redacted postal code]), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), and 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), as applicable; and 29 CFR part 1911. ## §1910.21 Scope and definitions. (a) Scope. This subpart applies to all general industry workplaces. It covers all walking-working surfaces unless specifically excluded by an individual section of this subpart. (b) Definitions. The following definitions apply in this subpart: Alternating tread-type stair means a type of stairway consisting of a series of treads that usually are attached to a center support in an alternating manner such that an employee typically does not have both feet on the same level while using the stairway. Anchorage means a secure point of attachment for lifelines, lanyards, decent such as deceleration devices, and rope descent systems. Authorized means an employee who specific type of duty, or or allows in a specific location or area. Cage means an enclosure mounted on the side rails of a fixed ladder or fastened to a structure behind the fixed ladder that is designed to surround the climbing space of the ladder. A cage also is called a "cage guard" or "basket guard." Carrier means the track of a ladder safety fety system that consists of a flexible cable or rigid rail attached to the fixed ladder or immediately adjacent to it. Combination ladd…

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• Rope descent systems (RDS) and certification of anchorages (§1910.27(b) - defines RDS as a suspension system that allows a worker to descend in a controlled manner and, as needed, stop at any point doing the descent to perform work. An RDS usually consists of a roof anchorage, support rope, descent device, carabiners or shackles, and a chair (seat board). The revised final rule codifies OSHA's memorandum for employers who use RDS to perform elevated work. It prohibits employers from using RDS at heights greater than 300 feet above lower level unless they demonstrate it is not feasible or creates a greater hazard to use any other system above that height. • Phase-in of ladder safety systems or personal fall arrest systems on fixed ladders (§1910.28(b)(9) - phases-in over 20 years a requirement to equip fixed ladders that extend over 24 feet with ladder safety or personal fall arrest systems and prohibits the use of cages and wells as a means of fall protection after the phase-in deadline. There is wide recognition that cages and wells do not prevent workers from falling from fixed ladders or protect them from injury if a fall occurs. • Fall protection flexibility (§1910.28(b)) - allows employers to protect workers from falls by choosing from a range of accepted fall protection systems, including personal fall protection systems. It eliminates the existing mandate to use guardrails as the primary fall protection method and gives employers the flexibility to determine what method they believe will work best in their particular workplace situation. This is deemed the most significant update. • Phase-out of the “qualified climber" exception in outdoor advertising (§1910.28(b)(10)) - phases out OSHA's directive allowing qualified climbers in outdoor advertising to climb fixed ladders on billboards without fall protection and phases in the requirements to equip fixed ladders over 24 feet with ladder safety or personal fall arrest systems. Outdoor advertising employers…

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR # Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Part Number: 1926 - Part Number - Title: Safety and Health Regulations for Construction - Subpart: 1926 Subpart M - Subpart Title: Fall Protection - Standard - Number: - 1926.501 - Title: Duty to have fall protection. - GPO Source: e-CFR 1926.501(a) General. 1926.501(a)(1) This section sets forth requirements for employers to provide fall protection systems. All fall protection required by this section shall conform to the criteria set forth in $ 1926.502 of this subpart. ## 1926.501(a)(2) The employer shall determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees are to work have the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely. Employees shall be allowed to work on those surfaces only when the surfaces have the requisite strength and structural integrity. ## 1926.501(b) ## 1926.501(b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or Submit Feedback

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# Appendix A Eight OSHA standards that protect workers at elevated heights. • General requirements for all types of scaffolding. 29 CFR 1926.451. This standard has eight subsections governing: (a) scaffold capacity; (b) scaffold platform construction; (c) criteria for supported scaffolds (e.g. guys, braces, and poles and frames); (d) criteria for suspension scaffolds (e.g. outrigger beams, cornice hooks, parapet clamps, counterweights and tiebacks), (e) access requirements (e.g. "hook-on ladders shall be position so as not to tip the scaffold,"); (f) scaffold use (e.g. specifications for clearance between scaffolds and power lines, scaffolds must be inspected before each work shift); (g) fall protection requirements (e.g. requirements for personal fall arrest systems and guardrails; and (h) falling object protection (e.g. toe board requirements and criteria). • Fall protection scope/applications/definitions. 29 CFR 1926.501. Prohibits unprotected sides and edges with guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall arrest system. Protects workers in hoist areas, workers near wall openings and holes including skylights, workers near excavation edges, workers toiling near dangerous equipment, workers on the face of formwork or reinforcing steel, workers on roofs, engaged in pre-cast concrete erection. Requires the use of guardrails, fences, barricades and/or personal fall arrest systems in these areas and sets criteria for such equipment. - Fall protection systems criteria and practices. CFR 1926.502. Contains provisions governing guardrail systems, such as required height of guardrails above the working surface; requirements for mid-rails and mesh and screens; requirements for safety nets; requirements for lifelines and lanyards; requirements for personal fall arrest systems; provisions governing warning line systems; control line requirements; requirements for covers for holes in floors, roofs, and other walking/working surfaces; requirements for protection against fa…

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR # Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Part Number: 1926 - Part Number - Title: Safety and Health Regulations for Construction - Subpart: 1926 Subpart M - Subpart Title: Fall Protection - Standard - Number: - 1926.502 - Title: Fall protection systems criteria and practices. - GPO Source: e-CFR ## 1926.502(a) ## General. 1926.502(a)(1) Fall protection systems required by this part shall comply with the applicable provisions of this section. ## 1926.502(a)(2) Employers shall provide and install all fall protection systems required by this subpart for an employee, and shall comply with all other pertinent requirements of this subpart before that employee begins the work that necessitates the fall protection. ## 1926.502(b) Guardrail systems. Guardrail systems and their use shall comply with the following provisions: ## 1926.502(b)(1) Top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, shall be 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level. When conditions warrant, the height of the top edge may exceed the 45-inch height, provided the guardrail system meets all other criteria of this paragraph. Submit Feedback