Examples of When Fall Protection Is Needed

Areas and activities where fall protection or falling object protection is usually needed for workers include the following:

• On a ramp, runway, or another walkway
• At the edge of an excavation
• In a hoist area
• On a steep roof
• On, at, above, or near wall openings
• On a walking or working surface with holes (including skylights) or unprotected sides or edges
• Above dangerous equipment
• Above a lower level where leading edges are under construction
• On the face of formwork and reinforcing steel or otherwise
• On any walking or working surface six feet or more above a lower level

Fall protection is also needed where a worker is engaged in the following activities:

• Constructing a leading edge
• Performing overhand bricklaying and related work
• Roofing work on low-slope roofs, precast concrete erection, or residential construction
• Any activity where the worker is exposed to falling objects

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