Fall Protection?

[Rockyd]

Thank-you Don!

 

[don_resqcapt19]

The following is from OSHA document.

Answer (2): In 29 CFR Part 1926 Subpart M (Fall protection), Section 1926.500(a)(2)(vii) provides:

Requirements relating to fall protection for employees working on stairways and ladders are provided in Subpart X . . .
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There is no provision in Subpart X that requires fall protection for an employee while working from a portable stepladder.

 

[ItsHot]

thanks again

thanks again

Thanks again Don! That kind of disputes the page that I posted! This whole OSHA thing is almost as confusing as the NEC!

 

[Rockyd]

I maybe hard headed - but not impossible. Going to be packing some copies with me, in a lunch box, and telling contractors, that they can save money by following the law. An insurance underwriter only cares that the contractor follow the law!

 

[Rockyd]

Rob (infinity),

Sorry for the confusion. Marched out what I believed to be "the law". Others have provided documentation, that is the current law. More than happy to go with that.

Rockyd

 

[ItsHot]

Rob (infinity),

Sorry for the confusion. Marched out what I believed to be "the law". Others have provided documentation, that is the current law. More than happy to go with that.

Rockyd

Sorry that I added to the confusion also! But I did learn something!:smile: I have recently been told from fellow sparkys across the way that the new osha requirement included "step" ladders! They(osha) needs to make the correction on the one page that I posted. I had read that some time in the past!! Don I noticed on one of the pages posted that there was a correction made to it on03/24/09.

 

[infinity]

Rob (infinity),

Sorry for the confusion. Marched out what I believed to be "the law". Others have provided documentation, that is the current law. More than happy to go with that.

Rockyd

No need to apologize, it's all good. :smile:

This was covered in a safety class I took not so long ago but I was lacking in documentation so that's why I was asking for some. It is common for GC's to try and enforce the 6' rule for step ladders, we argue about this quite a bit on the job site.

 

[ItsHot]

confusion

confusion

Look here...www.osha.gov/SLTC/fallprotection/index.html

Rob this is adding to the confusion! They(osha) should make a note/change/addition on this page that clearly states"no fall protection required on portable step ladders" in that paragraph. I believe a lot of people ar reading this and are teaching this.:-?