Osha considers it a working area.
Osha fall protection roof maintenance.
However where the potential for falls exists protection must be.
Osha s fall protection standard for construction 29 cfr part 1926 subpart m beginning at 1926 500 generally requires fall protection when there is a fall distance of 6 feet or more.
6 feet from the edge.
For general industry working at a 4 foot height or a low sloped roof osha requires.
We all know that according to osha when you re exposed to a fall greater than 6 in construction and 4 in general industry with a few exceptions you must be protected from that hazard.
Is the work considered maintenance covered under osha s general industry fall protection rules or repair subject to osha s construction rules.
Supervise workers to ensure fall protection equipment is used and maintained correctly.
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.
Osha 1910 walking working surfaces standard requirements.
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 estimates the rule will prevent 29 fatalities and 5 842 injuries annually.
Implement safe work practices to reduce the possibility of falls.
Conversely they can leave it up to individual contractors to provide safe access to the roof during maintenance activities.
This means that the building owner needs to work with their maintenance staff to develop a safe work plan for any work on the roof.
This makes it pretty obvious that anybody close to the roof s edge would need pfas rails or some means of fall protection.
You send workers up on the flat roof to fix an hvac unit.
Conventional fall protection guardrail fall restraint or fall arrest system is required.
General industry fall protection when performing hvac maintenance on roofs 1 osha s general industry standard 1910 132 a would apply.
You send workers in to a tank to clean and paint it.
