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.

When a lifesaving skiff is to be considered as being "immediately available"

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.

December 6, 1991

Mr. Stephen D. Cooper, Safety Director
International Association of Bridge,
Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers
Suite 400
1750 New York, Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006

Dear Mr. Cooper:

Fall protection in lieu of personal fall arrest systems and the need for a rescue skiff.

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.

March 21, 1997

Mr. Sante Camo
Project Manager
Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
Consulting Engineers
333 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10001

Dear Mr. Camo:

This is in response to your letter of February 12, concerning the use of a fall protection enclosure in lieu of personal fall arrest systems, and the need for a rescue skiff when employees are working over or adjacent to water.

Requirements for ringbuoys, life jackets, and skiffs when working over or near water.

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.

December 10, 1998

Fall protection, lifejacket, and lifesaving requirements when working over or near water.

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.

September 28, 1999

Mr. Douglas F. Walters
Safety Director
Jones Bros., Inc.
P.O. Box 727
Mt. Juliet, TN 37121

RE: 29 CFR 1926 SUBPART M, 1926.105, and 1926.106

Dear Mr. Walters:

OSHA currently accepts U.S. Coast Guard devices approved as a Type I PFD, Type II PFD, Type III PFD or Type V PFD, or their equivalent.

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.

August 2, 1991

Mr. F. Ridgely Todd, Jr.
Diforte Innovations Inc.
3510 Northwind Road
P.O. Box 8537
Baltimore, Maryland 21234

Dear Mr. Todd:

This correspondence is in response to your May 30, 1991 letter to Mr. Gerald P. Reidy.

Life jacket and skiff requirements when working over or near water.

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.

December 5, 2003

Rodney Von Holten
Safety Director
Halverson Construction Co., Inc.
620 North 19th
P.O. Box 6039
Springfield, IL 62708

Re: Life jacket and skiff requirements in 29 CFR 1926.106.

Dear Mr. Von Holten:

Requirement to use U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets for workers performing construction work over or near water does not specify type or classification.

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.

April 2, 2004

Mr. Pete Kelley
Vice President
Superior Construction Company, Inc.
General Contractors
6972 Business Park Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32256-2735

Re: Requirement to use U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets for workers performing construction work over or near water.

Dear Mr. Kelley:

Fall protection requirements for work docks/bridges used during bridge construction.

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 9, 2004

Mr. Jack Swarthout
Scott Bridge Company Inc.
PO Box 2000
Opelika, Alabama 36803

Re: Work docks and work bridges; scaffolds; fall protection; working over water

Dear Mr. Swarthout:

This is in response to your letter of October 24, 2002, to the Directorate of Construction. We apologize for the long delay in providing this response.

We have paraphrased your questions as follows: