Finished Roof Fall Protection

With the updates to the osha 1910 standard for fall protection in 2017 there is much more clarity on what protection from falls employers are required to provide on the roofs of their building and facilities.

Finished roof fall protection.

If they are even aware of fall protection products they might be picturing large steel retractable lanyards or needing a steel beam for an anchor. The second concern is osha stopping by a job site and we are not working safe. With regard to fall protection requirements applicable to the construction work itself 1926 501 b 10 low slope roofs requires conventional fall protection a combination of a monitoring system and warning line or on roofs of 50 feet or less in width a monitoring system alone i e without a warning line be used. Learn more about our fall protection solutions.

Fall protection on a finished roof i and one of my employees recently completed the osha fall protection competent person course. Besides the permanently installed fall protection solutions xsplatforms offers for sloped roofs such as a horizontal lifeline system there are also several temporary solutions available. The contractor who is building and sheathing the roof structure will need fall protection equipment for workers. Like personal protective equipment ppe that you bring to the job site and take with you when the work is finished.

At a pre construction meeting or at the first meeting on the work site a roofer can ask the building contractor to leave roof anchors or other fall protection equipment in place after sheathing is completed. Somebody who doesn t deal with fall protection on a regular basis may not realize that anchors made for wooden truss roofs actually exist. Osha safety standards especially for roof fall protection can be a source of confusion for many industrial companies. I knew we had to improve and the last thing i want is an injured employee or worse.

If you re looking for a durable fall protection system that won t damage your rooftop non penetrating guardrail systems are ideal. Two osha standards can apply 29 cfr 1910 which governs general industry safety standards and 29 cfr 1926 which governs construction sites specifically the osha general industry standards exclude construction as well as agriculture and marine industries which. Any one of their misconceptions and or lack of knowledge. Under the standard.

Osha requires that employers protect workers from fall hazards along unprotected sides or edges that are at least 4 feet above a lower level in addition to safety standards for rooftop maintenance and roofing workers fps can provide customized solutions for any of these fall hazard exposures.