Osha Flat Roof Fall Protection Requirements

Supervise workers to ensure fall.

Osha flat roof fall protection requirements.

Employers are to ensure. Between 6 feet and 15 feet from the roof edge. Employers are to ensure that each employee is protected from falling by using fall. Fall protection systems and other equipment they will be using on the job.

Understand the requirements of osha s fall protection standards at 29 cfr 1926 subpart m to protect workers exposed to falls six feet or more above a lower level. When the fall protection measures listed above are not used mark the edges of the flat roof with headers and warning lines to notify workers of potential fall hazard areas using the following guidelines. Osha defines what fall protection is required based on how close employees are to the edge of the roof. Implement safe work practices to reduce the possibility of falls.

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 and guardrail system warning line system and safety net system or warning line system and personal fall arrest system or warning line system and. 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. How it is addressed depends on the type of work being done. Less than 6 feet from the roof edge.