what standard covers fall protection for ironworkers in the CFR’s

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Division 3 ## 1926.759 Falling Object Protection - (a) Securing loose items aloft. All materials, equipment, and tools, which are not in use while aloft, shall be secured against accidental displacement. - (b) Protection from falling objects other than materials being hoisted. The controlling contractor shall bar other construction processes below steel erection unless overhead protection for the employees below is provided. Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4). Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295. Hist: OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-2002, f. 4/15/02, ef. 4/18/02. ## 1926.760 Fall Protection - (a) General requirements. - (1) Except as provided by paragraph (a)(3) of this section, each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level shall be protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems. - (2) Perimeter safety cables. On multi-story structures, perimeter safety cables shall be installed at the final interior and exterior perimeters of the floors as soon as the metal decking has been installed. - (3) Connectors and employees working in controlled decking zones shall be protected from fall hazards as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, respectively. - (b) Connectors. Each connector shall: - (1) Be protected in accordance with paragraph (a)(1) of this section from fall hazards of more than two stories or 30 feet (9.1 m) above a lower level, whichever is less; - (2) Have completed connector training in accordance with 1926.761; and - (3) Be provided, at heights over 15 and up to 30 feet above a lower level, with a personal fall arrest system, positioning device system or fall restraint system and wear the equipment necessary to be able to be tied off; or be provided with other…

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## Subpart M-Fall Protection AUTHORITY: 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR [redacted postal code]), 5-2007 (72 FR [redacted postal code]), or 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), as applicable; and 29 CFR Part 1911. SOURCE: 59 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 9, 1994, unless otherwise noted. ## §1926.500 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart. - (a) Scope and application. (1) This subpart sets forth requirements and criteria for fall protection in construction workplaces covered under 29 CFR part 1926. Exception: The provisions of this subpart do not apply when employees are making an inspection, investigation, or assessment of workplace conditions prior to the actual start of construction work or after all construction work has been completed. - (2) Section 1926.501 sets forth those workplaces, conditions, operations, and circumstances for which fall protection shall be provided except as follows: - (i) Requirements relating to fall protection for employees working on scaffolds are provided in subpart L of this part. - (ii) Requirements relating to fall protection for employees working on cranes and derricks are provided in subpart CC of this part. - (iii) Fall protection requirements for employees performing steel erection work (except for towers and tanks) are provided in subpart R of this part. - (iv) Requirements relating to fall protection for employees working on certain types of equipment used in tunneling operations are provided in subpart S of this part. - (v) Requirements relating to fall protection for employees engaged in the erection of tanks and communication and broadcast towers are provided in §1926.105. - (vi) Subpart V of this part provides requirements relating to fall protection for employees working from aerial lifts or on poles, towers, or similar structures while engaged in the construction of electric transmission or distribution line…

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- C.F.R. 1926 Subpart R Appendix G). (D) Custody of fall protection. Fall protection and fall protection components provided by the steel erector shall not remain in the area where steel erection activity has been completed, unless responsibility has been assumed by the controlling contractor or its authorized representative: - (i) Has directed the steel erector to leave the fall protection in place; and - (ii) Has inspected and accepted control and responsibility of the fall protection prior to authorizing persons other than steel erectors to work in the area. - (23) 29 C.F.R. §1926.761 is amended to read as follows: - The following provisions are supplemental to the requirements regarding the hazards addressed in this chapter. - (A) Training personnel. Training required by this section shall be provided by a qualified person(s). - (B) Fall hazard training. The employer shall train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program. - (i) The recognition and identification of fall hazards in the work area; - (ii) The use and operation of the fall protection systems to be used by the employer and in the systems that may be encountered on the jobsite; e.g., guardrail systems