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• Standard Number: 1910.23

July 1, 1981

Lawrence R. Stafford, P.E.
Consulting Engineer
8 Gracemore Street
Albany, New York 12203

Dear Mr. Stafford:

This is in response to the questions raised in your letter of June 22, 1981, concerning proposed Powered Platform installations.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will accept a 3' guardrail for employee protection on roof locations where workers are exposed to falls in gaining access to equipment. Exposed employees are also required to be protected against the possibility of falling at each roof level in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.23(c). A permanently installed stainless steel wire rope, adequately anchored at the roof level to provide the equivalent guardrail protection when attached to the lanyard from a worker's safety belt is an acceptable method of providing employee protection at exposed locations.

If I may be of further assistance, please feel free to call or write.

Sincerely,



John K. Barto Chief,
Division of Occupational Safety Programming

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