Osha Required Roof Parapet Holddown

To meet osha requirements in the construction industry employers must provide workers with fall protection whenever they work at heights of six feet or more above a lower level 29 cfr 1926 501 b 1.

Osha required roof parapet holddown.

If a parapet wall is a minimum of 30 high and the height plus the width of the wall is a least 48 then it was determined that the fall hazard was removed and this was a compliant method to protect construction employees. An exception to these measures is that the parapet must be at least 36 inches high and perpendicular to the direction of travel. When conditions warrant the height of the top edge may exceed the 45 inch height provided the guardrail system meets all other criteria of this paragraph. Intermediate structural members for example midrails or screens must be installed when there is no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches high 29 cfr 1926 502 b 2.

For general industry employers must ensure that workers are protected at heights of 4 feet or more 1910 28 b 1 i. 1 every building constructed 3 stories or 36 feet or more in height shall have roof tie backs or other permanent devices installed at the roof level for the purpose of securing or tying back suspended scaffold hooks or clamps and safety lines. The fall protection measures listed above are required for workers who operate felt laying machines or other equipment that is pulled backward no matter the potential fall height. Fall protection requirements for construction workers doing work while on a roof.