Osha Low Slope Roof Fall Protection

A safety monitoring system is an alternative fall protection option for low slope roofing work under 29 cfr 1926 501 b 10.

Osha low slope roof fall protection.

The extremely high danger zone less than six feet from the roof s edge requires one of the following. Slope is calculated by rise over run thus a low sloped roof is a roof where for every 12 units inches feet or meters measured horizontally run the roof does not increase or decrease by. Osha has designated three work zones on low slope roofs with unprotected edges that are four feet or more 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.

Osha walking working surfaces standard low sloped roof fall protection defined. If employers elect to use a safety monitoring system they must designate a competent person to monitor the safety of workers and to warn them when their work puts them close to a fall hazard. In a few very specific situations low slope roof work some leading edge work precast concrete erection and residential construction. Osha is adding this provision to make the general industry standard more consistent with the construction fall protection standard which includes a provision addressing roofing work performed on low slope roofs 1926 501 b 10.

The roofing safety zones.