Low Slope Roof Fall Protection

6 feet to less than 15 feet from leading edge acceptable forms of fall protection are.

Low slope roof fall protection.

In a few very specific situations low slope roof work some leading edge work precast concrete erection and residential construction. Final paragraph b 13 is a new provision that establishes fall protection requirements when employees perform work on low slope roofs. If employers elect to use a safety monitoring system they must designate a competent person to monitor the safety of workers and to warn them when their work puts them close to a fall hazard. The extremely high danger zone less than six feet from the roof s edge requires one of the following.

Except as otherwise provided in paragraph b of this section each employee engaged in roofing activities on low slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet 1 8 m or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems safety net systems personal fall arrest systems or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system warning line system and safety net system or warning line system and personal fall arrest system or warning line system and. A safety monitoring system is an alternative fall protection option for low slope roofing work under 29 cfr 1926 501 b 10. Personal fall arrest system or personal fall restraint system. Osha is adding this provision to make the general industry standard more consistent with the construction fall protection standard which includes a provision addressing roofing work performed on low slope roofs 1926 501 b 10.

Osha has designated three work zones on low slope roofs with unprotected edges that are four feet or more above a lower level.