Roof Edge Protection Requirements

All classes have a static load requirement and class b c also have a dynamic load applied representing someone rolling down the roof slope and making contact with the edge protection system.

Roof edge protection requirements.

The regulation states that work at less than 6 feet from the roof edge requires conventional means of protection guardrail pfas etc. Between 6 feet and 15 feet from the roof edge. 6 feet from the edge. Class a 0 10 degree roof pitch.

Conventional fall protection guardrail fall restraint or. Conventional fall protection guardrail fall restraint or fall arrest system is required. The guard shall extend not less than 30. Less than 6 feet from the roof edge.

Employers are to ensure. I believe the misconception of a specific safe distance has surfaced since warning line rules require setbacks from the edge at 6 10 or 15 feet depending on the circumstances. In regards specifically to roof fall protection the 1910 standard specifies for low slope roofs that when work is performed less than 6 feet 1 6 m from the roof edge the employer must ensure each employee is protected from falling by a guardrail system safety net system travel restraint system or personal fall arrest system. Between 6 feet and 15 feet from the edge.

For general industry working at a 4 foot height or a low sloped roof osha requires. Class b 10 30 degree roof pitch. Class c 30 45 degree roof pitch. Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet 1 8 m or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems.

When the employer can demonstrate that it is not feasible or creates a greater hazard to use guardrail safety net or personal fall protection systems on residential roofs the employer must develop and implement a fall protection plan that meets the requirements of 29 cfr 1926 502 k and training that meets the requirements of 29 cfr 1926 503 a and c. The european norm establishes three classes of edge protection system. Employers are to ensure that each employee is protected from falling by using fall. From 6 15 feet the new rule allows for a designated area.