Osha Roof Setback Requirements

This is in response to your letter of january 28 1983 concerning perimeter protection at setback roof levels.

Osha roof setback requirements.

In regards specifically to roof fall protection the 1910 standard specifies for low slope roofs that when work is performed less than 6 feet 1 6 m from the roof edge the employer must ensure each employee is protected from falling by a guardrail system safety net system travel restraint system or personal fall arrest system. No work or work related activity is to take place in the area between the warning line and the hole. The warning line meets or exceeds the requirements in 1926 502 f 2. Supervise workers to ensure fall protection equipment is used and maintained correctly.

A warning line is used 15 feet or more from the edge. Between 6 feet and 15 feet from the edge. Occupational safety and health administration. No work or work related activity is to take place in the area between the warning line and the edge.

The employer effectively. 1910 27 b 2 i requires that employers ensure no rds is used at heights above 300 feet above grade. The regulation states that work at less than 6 feet from the roof edge requires conventional means of protection guardrail pfas etc. Osha requires fall protection for workers on surfaces over six feet off the ground that do not have protection along the surface edges.

6 feet from the edge. Conventional fall protection guardrail fall restraint or fall arrest system is required. A warning line is used 15 feet or more from the edge or nearest edge of a hole. The warning line meets or exceeds the requirements in 1926 502 f 2.

Conventional fall protection guardrail fall restraint or fall arrest system is. A parapet height of 29 inches where employees are exposed to falls from a roof does not comply with the height requirement in 29 cfr 1910 23 e 1 and can not be considered acceptable by osha. Exceptions to the 300 foot limit are granted when it can be demonstrated that it is not feasible to access heights above 300 feet by other means or in cases where alternative means of access pose a greater hazard than using an rds. Implement safe work practices to reduce the possibility of falls.

Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet 1 8 m or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems. 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. Osha rds design and work practice requirements. From 6 15 feet the new rule allows for a designated area.