Osha Roof Safety Monitoring System

March 8 1982 office of compliance programming.

Osha roof safety monitoring system.

When engaged in roofing work on low slope roofs 50 ft or less in width the use of a safety monitoring system without a warning line system is permitted. Aerial lifts may be used to transport personnel so long as the requirements in 29 cfr 1926 453 which cover aerial lifts are met. This instruction clarifies the use of a safety monitoring system to comply with 29 cfr 1926 500 g 1. This means that you must have rails fall arrest systems or a warning line safety monitor setup no matter where it is you are working.

Safety monitoring system as it applies to 29 cfr 1926 500 g 1 a. However 1926 501 b 10 further provides that. Low slope roof safety monitoring systems 29 cfr 1926 501 b 10 permits employers to protect employees engaged in roofing activities on low sloped roofs from falling by several means one of which is the use of a safety monitoring system in combination with a warning line system. Vertical per 12 in.

Or on roofs 50 feet 15 25 m or less in width the use of a safety monitoring system alone is permitted 29 cfr 1926 501 b 10. Safety monitoring for roofing work. As far as osha is concerned there is no safe distance from the edge of a roof so you must be protected. Division 3 subdivision m.

Section 1926 453 b 2 v requires that employees working from aerial lifts be tied off. The safety monitor shall not have other responsibilities which could take the monitor s attention from the monitoring function. This means a competent person monitors the worker s on a low slope roof. Osha occupational safety and health administration is a us government agency regulating workplace safety.

1926 502 h 2 mechanical equipment shall not be used or stored in areas where safety monitoring systems are being used to monitor employees engaged in roofing operations on low slope roofs. Osha instruction std 3 11 1. That person needs to be on the same walking working surface and warns the worker s when fall hazards are observed. Protect employees who are working at heights.

This instruction applies osha wide. If you are a roofing contractor in the united states with at least one employee you are required to abide by osha safety standards. According to osha a monitoring system can be used in combination with the solutions provided above. A safety monitoring system is an alternative fall protection option for low slope roofing work.

The warning line system shall consist of ropes wires or chains and supporting stanchions 29 cfr 1926 502 f 2. 29 cfr 1926 501 b 10 allows the use of a safety monitor on a low slope roof. Oregon osha s division 3 construction rules set the requirements for the types of fall protection systems that can be used to. A steep roof has a slope greater than 4 in.

The safety monitor is always a competent person 29 cfr 1926 500 b. If you work alone you are not required to abide by osha standards.