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Revised
09/01/05
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Most Frequently Cited
Fall Protection Standards
FY-04 (10/1/03 - 9/30/04) |
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Rank |
Standard |
Description |
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1 |
1926.501(b)(13) |
"Residential construction." Each employee engaged in
residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower
levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or
personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of
this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.
Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or
creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop
and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of
paragraph (k) of 1926.502.
Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will
not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed
fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of
establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan
which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in
lieu of implementing any of those systems. |
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2 |
1926.501(b)(1) |
"Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a
walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an
unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower
level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems,
safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. |
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3 |
1926.503(a)(1) |
The employer shall provide a training program for each
employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable
each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each
employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these
hazards. |
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4 |
1926.501(b)(11) |
"Steep roofs." 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. |
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5 |
1926.501(b)(10) |
"Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." 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 safety monitoring system. Or, on
roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of
this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the
warning line system] is permitted. |
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6 |
1926.503(c)(3) |
Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of
fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not
retained the requisite understanding or skill.
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7 |
1926.501(b)(14) |
"Wall openings." Each employee working on, at, above, or
near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the
outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above
lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than
39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, shall be protected
from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a
personal fall arrest system. |
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8 |
1926.503(b)(1) |
The employer shall verify compliance with paragraph (a) of
this section by preparing a written certification record. The written
certification record shall contain the name or other identity of the
employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the
person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer. If the
employer relies on training conducted by another employer or completed
prior to the effective date of this section, the certification record
shall indicate the date the employer determined the prior training was
adequate rather than the date of actual training. |
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9 |
1926.503(a)(2) |
The employer shall assure that each employee has been
trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the following
areas: The nature of fall hazards in the work area; The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining,
disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall
arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety
monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be
used; The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system
when this system is used; The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during
the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; The correct procedures for the handling and storage of
equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; and; The role of employees in fall protection plans; The standards contained in this subpart. |
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10 |
1926.501(b)(4)(i) |
Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be
protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6
feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers,
or guardrail systems erected around such holes. |
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Region
IV