Osha Rules For Roof Work

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Osha rules for roof work.

Naics 238160 roofing contractors october 2012 through september 2013. Osha regulations for roofing walking surfaces. Two osha standards can apply 29 cfr 1910 which governs general industry safety standards and 29 cfr 1926 which governs construction sites specifically. Osha requires fall protection for workers on surfaces over six feet off the ground that do not have.

The osha general industry standards exclude construction as well as agriculture and marine industries which also have their own standards but both standards can sometimes apply to the same worksite at. Don t take flat roof work for granted even though the work may appear to be safer. 1926 501 b 1926 501 b 1. If so the methods in 1926 501 b 10 would be available.

Osha holds employers responsible for deciding whether a roof provides enough structural strength and. Roofing work is hazardous. The employer shall determine if the walking working surfaces on which its employees are to work have the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely. A carpentry contractor may be engaged in roofing work.

Employees shall be allowed to work on those surfaces only when the surfaces have the requisite strength and structural integrity. In answer to your question the classification of this work as roofing work under 1926 501 b 10 does not depend on whether it is done by a roofing contractor or a carpentry contractor.