What is oshasrule on fall protection

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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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# Fall protection systems and falling object protection - criteria and practices (cont.) Fall protection systems and falling object protection - criteria and practices D Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules Division 2 (3) Has the skill to climb ladders safely, as demonstrated through formal classroom training or on-the-job training, and performance observation; and (4) Performs climbing duties as a part of routine work activity. (i) Ladder safety systems. The employer must ensure: (1) Each ladder safety system allows the employee to climb up and down using both hands and does not require that the employee continuously hold, push, or pull any part of the system while climbing; (2) The connection between the carrier or lifeline and the point of attachment to the body harness or belt does not exceed 9 inches (23 cm); (3) Mountings for rigid carriers are attached at each end of the carrier, with intermediate mountings spaced, as necessary, along the entire length of the carrier so the system has the strength to stop employee falls; (4) Mountings for flexible carriers are attached at each end of the carrier and cable guides for flexible carriers are installed at least 25 feet (7.6 m) apart but not more than 40 feet (12.2 m) apart along the entire length of the carrier; (5) The design and installation of mountings and cable guides does not reduce the design strength of the ladder; and (6) Ladder safety systems and their support systems are capable of withstanding, without failure, a drop test consisting of an 18-inch (41-cm) drop of a 500-pound (227-kg) weight. (j) Personal fall protection systems. Body belts, harnesses, and other components used in personal fall arrest systems, work positioning systems, and travel restraint systems must meet the requirements of $1910.140. (k) Protection from falling objects. (1) The employers must ensure toeboards used for falling object protection: (i) Are erected along …

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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

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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: - 1910.28 - Title: Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection. - GPO Source: e-CFR 1910.28(a) General. 1910.28(a)(1) This section requires employers to provide protection for each employee exposed to fall and falling object hazards. Unless stated otherwise, the employer must ensure that all fall protection and falling object protection required by this section meet the criteria in $ 1910.29, except that personal fall protection systems required by this section meet the criteria of $ 1910.140. ## 1910.28(a)(2) This section does not apply: 1910.28(a)(2)(i) To portable ladders; ## 1910.28(a)(2)(ii). When employers are inspecting, investigating, or assessing workplace conditions or work to be performed prior to the start of work or after all work has been completed. This exemption does not apply when fall protection systems or equipment meeting the requirements of $ 1910.29 have been installed and are available for workers to use for pre-work and post-work Submit Feedback

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# Fall protection systems and falling object protection - criteria and practices (cont.) Training requirements D Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules Division 2 # 1910.30 Training requirements (a) Fall hazards. (1) Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer must provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart. Employers must ensure employees are trained in the requirements of this paragraph on or before May 17, 2017. - Note to 1910.30(a)(1): The above referenced date does not apply in Oregon. Instead, in accordance with OAR [redacted phone](7)(a), the Oregon delayed effective date is May 1, 2018. (2) The employer must ensure that each employee is trained by a qualified person. (3) The employer must train each employee in at least the following topics: (i) The nature of the fall hazards in the work area and how to recognize them; (ii) The procedures to be followed to minimize those hazards; (iii) The correct procedures for installing, inspecting, operating, maintaining, and disassembling the personal fall protection systems that the employee uses; and (iv) The correct use of personal fall protection systems and equipment specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, including, but not limited to, proper hook-up, anchoring, and tie-off techniques, and methods of equipment inspection and storage, as specified by the manufacturer. (b) Equipment hazards. (1) The employer must train each employee on or before May 17, 2017 in the proper care, inspection, storage, and use of equipment covered by this subpart before an employee uses the equipment. - Note to 1910.30(b)(1): The above referenced date does not apply in Oregon. Instead, in accordance with OAR [redacted phone](7)(b), the Oregon delayed effective date is May 1, 2018. (2) The employer must train each employee who uses a dock…