Osha Regulations Roof Access

Osha has set forth regulations codifying the steps building owners must take to protect roof openings including roof hatches.

Osha regulations roof access.

Osha requires that this distance be no greater than 3 5 feet 29 cfr 1926 502 d 16 iv but it may be less for some pfas equipment. These standards are flexible providing multiple options for maintaining compliance. How far the d ring shifts and the harness stretches when it supports the full weight of a fallen worker including the weight of tool belts and other attached equipment or tools. Osha considers it a working area.

This means that the building owner needs to work with their maintenance staff to develop a safe work plan for any work on the roof. Parapet ladders must have an access level at the roof if the parapet is cut to permit passage through it. Conversely they can leave it up to individual contractors to provide safe access to the roof during maintenance activities. 1910 23 osha s requirements for locking type snaphooks on pole strap systems 03 13 1996 1910 23 platforms and ladders on communication towers.

Two osha standards can apply 29 cfr 1910 which governs general industry safety standards and 29 cfr 1926 which governs construction sites specifically. 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. If the parapet is continuous the access level is the top of the parapet.