Fall Protection in Residential Construction
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has
issued a directive rescinding the Interim Fall Protection Compliance Guidelines for Residential Construction
(STD 03-00-001).
Before issuance of this new directive, STD 03-00-001 allowed employers engaged in certain residential construction activities to use specified alternative methods of fall protection (e.g., slide guards or safety monitor systems) rather than the conventional fall protection (guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall arrest systems) required by the residential construction fall protection standard (29 CFR1926.501(b)(13)).
With the issuance of the new directive, all residential construction employers must comply with 29CFR 1926.501(b)(13). Residential construction employers generally must ensure that employees working six feet or more above lower levels use guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall arrest systems DIRECTIVE NUMBER: STD 03-11-002
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 16, 2010
ENFORCEMENT DATE: June 16, 2011
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