Osha Roof Safety Rules

The final deadline for meeting this requirement is november 18 2036.

Osha roof safety rules.

The safety monitor is always a competent person 29 cfr 1926 500 b. Place warning lines and headers around the entire roof perimeter. The osha general industry standards exclude construction as well as agriculture and marine industries which also have their own standards but both standards can sometimes apply to the same. Protecting roofing workers osha 3755 2015 english.

Re roofing fact sheet osha fs 3503 2012 english. Osha requires fall protection for workers on surfaces over six feet off the ground that do not have protection along the surface edges. Since roofs rarely have any sort of built in protective rails employers must provide fall protection for roof workers. That applies to both existing and new ladders.

The warning line system shall consist of ropes wires or chains and supporting stanchions 29 cfr 1926 502 f 2. Lay headers sheets of roofing or other materials no closer than 5 feet inside the edges of the roof and parallel to. Guardrails and cages are two options for skylight safety. Reducing falls during residential construction.

Two osha standards can apply 29 cfr 1910 which governs general industry safety standards and 29 cfr 1926 which governs construction sites specifically. Or on roofs 50 feet 15 25 m or less in width the use of a safety monitoring system alone is permitted 29 cfr 1926 501 b 10.