Roof Tie Off Requirements

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Roof tie off requirements.

With regard to fall protection requirements applicable to the construction work itself 1926 501 b 10 low slope roofs requires conventional fall protection a combination of a monitoring system and warning line or on roofs of 50 feet or less in width a monitoring system alone i e without a warning line be used. Place warning lines and headers around the entire roof perimeter. Install warning lines no closer than 5 feet inside the roof edges and at a height of 34 to 45 inches. Lay headers sheets of roofing or other materials no closer than 5 feet inside the edges of the roof and parallel to the roofline.

Basically everyone falls under osha 1926 standard now. 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. Under the standard the requirement for fall protection for this work does not depend on the duration of the fall hazard exposure.

That all changes in june when this new directive goes into effect.