Question: When does the final rule become effective?

Answer:

The effective date was January 17, 2017, which was 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. OSHA also provided delayed or phased-in compliance dates for several requirements in the final rule, including:

• Training workers on fall and equipment hazards — May 17, 2017;
• Inspection and certification of permanent building anchorages — November 20, 2017;
• Installation of fall protection (personal fall arrest systems, ladder safety systems, cages, wells) on existing fixed ladders (over 24 feet) that do not have any fall protection — November 19, 2018;
• Installation of ladder safety or personal fall arrest systems on new fixed ladders (over 24 feet) and replacement ladders/ladder sections — November 19, 2018; and
• Installation of ladder safety systems or personal fall arrest systems on all fixed ladders (over 24 feet) — November 18, 2036.