Roof Tie Off Requirements

Basically everyone falls under osha 1926 standard now.

Roof tie off requirements.

That all changes in june when this new directive goes into effect. Place warning lines and headers around the entire roof perimeter. Lay headers sheets of roofing or other materials no closer than 5 feet inside the edges of the roof and parallel to the roofline. A toprail between 39 and 45 inches from the working level raised as necessary to account for workers using stilts or otherwise working in an elevated location above the work surface see 29 cfr 1926 502 b 1.

Under the standard the requirement for fall protection for this work does not depend on the duration of the fall hazard exposure. Install warning lines no closer than 5 feet inside the roof edges and at a height of 34 to 45 inches. It replaces the old directive which allowed contractors to not tie off on certain things like setting trusses. Tie off or you better have the paper work required to back up what your doing.

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