Question: What are the requirements of the fall protection plan?

Answer: The employer must develop and implement a fall protection plan that contains all of the following requirements. The plan must: Be prepared by a "qualified" person; Be developed for the particular site where the work will be performed; Be maintained up-to-date and at the job site; Be implemented under the supervision of a "competent person;" Identify each location or situations where fall protection systems cannot be used; Document the reasons why fall protection systems are infeasible or would create a greater hazard; Discuss alternative measures the employer will take to eliminate or reduce the fall hazard for workers; Provide for implementation of control measures to reduce or eliminate hazards or implement a safety monitoring system that complies with the construction standard (29 CFR 1926.502(h)); Identify each worker who works in a location where a fall protection plan is implemented; and Provide for the investigation of the circumstances of any fall or other serious incident that occurs to determine whether the employer needs to revise the fall protection plan and implement those changes.