Personal Protective Equipment in Construction

  • Publication Date:
  • Publication Type:
  • Fed Register #:
    89:100321-100346
  • Title:
    Personal Protective Equipment in Construction 
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 100321-100346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [wwww.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29220]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1926

[Docket No.

Standards that do not apply to overhand-bricklaying.;

Archive Notice - OSHA Archive

NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

January 13, 1981

Mr. James Richardson
International Union of Bricklayers
and Allied Craftsmen
815 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006

Dear Mr. Richardson:

This is in response to your letter of January 6, 1981 concerning the applicability of standards 29 CFR 1926.28, 29 CFR 1926.104, 29 CFR 1926.105, and 29 CFR 1926.500(d)(1) to the process of overhand-bricklaying.

OSHA requires a safety net unless the employer complys with one of the options allowed in 29 CFR 1926.105(a).

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

May 19, 1983

Mr. David C. Cunningham
P.O. Box 361 East
Hampton, Connecticut 06424

Dear Mr. Cunningham:

This is in response to your letter of May 5, 1983, requesting a clarification of 29 CFR 1926.105.

Fall hazards over 25 feet.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

May 21, 1992

Standards applicable during the erection of structual steel.

Archive Notice - OSHA Archive

NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

June 7, 1985

Mr. O.K. Estes
Combustion Engineering, Inc.
1000 Prospect Hill Road
Post Office Box 500
Windsor, Connecticut 06095

Dear Mr. Estes:

This is in response to your letter of May 21, 1895, concerning Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards applicable during the erection of structural steel.

Fall protection for workers engaged in steel erection.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

July 24, 1992

Howard I. Edelson, CSP, CHCM
Safety Consultant
30 Coronet Lane
Plainview, New York 11803

Dear Mr. Edelson:

Your July 1 letter to Dorothy Strunk, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), requesting the Agency's current fall protection policy for workers engaged in steel erection, was referred to the Office of Construction and Maritime Compliance Assistance for response.

Flooring requirements for steel erection changed from 25 to 30 feet on June 30, 1974.

Archive Notice - OSHA Archive

NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

July 30, 1975

Marvin Weinstein
Atlas Steel Erectors
Atlas Steel Erectors Company, Inc.
1798 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11210

Dear Mr. Weinstein:

This is in response to your letter requesting clarification of the Standard 1926.105 on Safety Nets.

Fall Protection during Steel Erection

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

February 7, 1992

MEMORANDUM FOR:     BYRON M. CHADWICK
                   REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR

THROUGH:            LEO CAREY, DIRECTOR 
                   OFFICE OF FIELD PROGRAMS

FROM:               PATRICIA K. CLARK, DIRECTOR 
                   DIRECTORATE OF COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

SUBJECT:            Fall Protection During Steel Erection

This is in response to your August 7 facsimile of an August 7 letter to you from Mr. Mitch B. Wisenor of MK-Environmental Services concerning fall protection for ironworkers. We apologize for the delay in responding to you.

OSHA's requirements for enclosed hardware used in 'third rail' ladder safety devices for towers.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

August 7, 1997

Mr. Lynn A. Warren
Safety Supervisor
Custodis-Ecodyne, Inc.
Route 1, Box 1256
Barnsdall, OK 74002

Dear Mr. Warren:

This is in response to your letter of November 26, 1996, to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in which you requested an opinion on OSHA's requirements for enclosed hardware used in 'third rail' ladder safety devices for towers. I apologize for the delay in this response.