Low Slope Roof Fall Protection Requirements

One that caught my eye was the new requirements for our maintenance personnel who may be doing work on low sloped roofs defined as a roof having a slope less than or equal to 4 in 12 vertical to horizontal.

Low slope roof fall protection requirements.

Osha has designated three work zones on low slope roofs with unprotected edges that are four feet or more above a lower level. Guardrails safety nets pfas. The following are fall protection options on low slope roofs. 1910 28 b 8 i limits access within 6 feet 1 8 m of the edge of the pit to authorized employees trained in accordance with 1910 30.

6 feet to less than 15 feet from leading edge acceptable forms of fall protection are. Final paragraph b 13 is a new provision that establishes fall protection requirements when employees perform work on low slope roofs. A safety monitor is a competent person responsible for recognizing and warning employees they are in danger of falling. 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.

Roofing work on low slope roofs 29 cfr 1926 501 b 10 a low slope roof has a slope less than or equal to 4 in 12 vertical to horizontal. Roof fall protection standards 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. 6 feet or less from leading edge acceptable forms of fall protection are. Using safety monitors on low slope roofs.

Personal fall arrest system or personal fall restraint system. The use of a fall protection system is not required for a repair pit service pit or assembly pit that is less than 10 feet 3 m deep provided the employer. In particular 1926 501 b 1 requires fall protection at 6 feet above a lower level. See 1926 501 b 2 12 and 13 because of feasibility limitations the standard permits the use of a warning line in combination with other measures instead of conventional fall protection guardrail systems personal fall arrest systems or safety net systems to keep employees away from an edge.

Although not all fall protection is created equal and there is a hierarchy of fall protection there are requirements that must be adhered to for low sloped roofs depending on the distance from the roof or leading edge. The extremely high danger zone less than six feet from the roof s edge requires one of the following. A worker may enter or exit an aerial lift at heights above 6 feet provided that fall protection such as guardrails or a fall arrest system is used while the worker moves between the lift and the working surface. In a few very specific situations low slope roof work some leading edge work precast concrete erection and residential construction.