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Roof warning line systems osha.
No employee shall be allowed in the area between a roof edge and a warning line unless the employee is performing roofing work in that area.
A barrier erected on a roof to warn employees that they are approaching an unprotected roof side or edge and which designates an area in which roofing work may take place without the use of guardrail body belt or safety net systems to protect employees in the area.
Osha section 1926 501 defines a warning line as.
1926 502 f 1 i when mechanical equipment is not being used the warning line shall be erected not less than 6 feet 1 8 m from the.
Osha s mission is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training outreach education and assistance.
Warning line systems are considered to be an acceptable means of fall protection for employees who are engaged in roofing activities on surfaces with unprotected sides that are 6 feet or more above lower levels.
Occupational safety health administration.
Warning line systems see 1926 501 b 10 and their use shall comply with the following provisions.
1926 502 f 1 the warning line shall be erected around all sides of the roof work area.
Clarification on the use of safety monitors as a method of fall protection on a low slope roof.
A warning system may be used in conjunction with another osha approved fall protection system such as a warning line system and.
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For workers engaged in roofing work 1926 501 b 10 permits an employer to use a warning line 6 feet back from the edge in combination with a monitor.
In a few very specific situations low slope roof work some leading edge work precast concrete erection and residential construction 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.
In a november 15 2002 letter of interpretation to mr.
Keith harkins osha stated that a warning line system set 15 feet from an unprotected edge is permitted to be used instead of.
Warning line systems the occupational safety and health administration osha is an agency of the united states department of labor.
1 duty to have fall protection 1926 501 2 ladder safety 1926 1053 3 fall protection training requirements 1926 503 4 eye and face protection 1926 102 5 general scaffold requirements 1926 451 6 general safety and health provisions 1926 20 7 head protection 1926 100 8 fall protection systems criteria and practices 1926 502.
Thus the intended residential roofing activities on roofs with a slope greater than 4 in 12 would not meet the stated criteria of these sections that allow for the use of a warning line system.
