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Federal OSHA vs. State Plans

• Federal OSHA authorized 26 states,

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to

operate their own Occupational Safety

and Health Agencies.

• These states may elect to administer

state plans as long as they satisfy

minimum federal requirements.

• These state plans are eligible because

Federal OSHA recognizes them as

being at least as effective as the federal

program.

• Most state plans have selected federal

OSHA standards and regulations

verbatim. If there are variations it is

frequently due to state programs

exceeding the federal guideline

requirements.

OSHA-Approved State Plans

OSHA – General Industry

1910 Subpart D –

Walking-Working

Surfaces

Fixed Ladders, Ladder

Safety Services:

1910.23

Fixed Scaffolds and

rope descent

systems:

1910.27

Training

Requirements:

1910.30

1910 Subpart F –

Powered Platforms,

Manlifts, and

Vehicle-Mounted

Work Platforms

Powered Platforms for

Building Maintenance:

1910.66

1910 Subpart R –

Special Industries

Telecommunications:

1910.268

Electric Power

Generation,

Transmission,

and Distribution:

1910.269

1910 Subpart I –

Personal Protective

Equipment

Personal Fall

Protection Systems :

1910.140

OSHA – Construction

1926 Subpart X –

Stairways and

Ladders

Ladders:

1926.1053

1926 Subpart L –

Scaffolds

Boatswains’ Chairs:

1926.450 – 454

Aerial Lifts:

1926.453

1926 Subpart E –

Personal Protective

and Life Saving

Equipment

Safety belts, lifelines,

and lanyards:

1926.104

Safety nets:

1926.105

1926 Subpart M –

Fall Protection

Scope, Application

and Definitions:

1926.500

Duty to Have

Fall Protection:

1926.501

Fall Protection

Systems Criteria

and Practices:

1926.502

Training

Requirements:

1926.503

OSHA Walking Working SurfacesTimeline

• Most of rule effective January 17, 2017

• (May 17, 2017) Ensuring exposed workers are trained on fall hazards,

• (May 17, 2017) Ensuring workers who use equipment covered by the final rule

are trained,

• (November 20, 2017) Inspecting and certifying permanent anchorages for rope

descent systems,

• (November 19, 2018) Installing personal fall arrest or ladder safety systems on

new fixed ladders over 24 feet and on replacement ladders/ladder sections,

including fixed ladders on outdoor advertising structures,

• (November 19, 2018) Ensuring existing fixed ladders over 24 feet, including

those on outdoor advertising structures, are equipped with a cage, well,

personal fall arrest system, or ladder safety system, and

• (November 18, 2036) Replacing cages and wells (used as fall protection) with

ladder safety or personal fall arrest systems on all fixed ladders over 24 feet.

OSHA Walking Working SurfacesUpdate Summary

• Updated scaffold requirements

(§1910.27(a)). The final rule requires

employers to comply with OSHA's

construction scaffold standards 29 CFR

1926, Subpart L.

• Fall protection flexibility (§1910.28(b)).

• Allows range of fall protection systems –

eliminating mandate to use guardrails as

primary


• Rope descent systems (RDS) and certification of anchorages (§1910.27(b))

• Building owner verify 5,000 lbs. per employee

• Every 10 year by Qualified person

• Prohibits greater than 300 ft


Phase-in of ladder safety systems or

personal fall arrest systems (PFAS) on

fixed ladders (§1910.28(b)(9)). The final rule

phases in over 20 years a requirement to

equip fixed ladders that extend over 24 feet)

with ladder safety or personal fall arrest

systems and prohibits the use of cages and

wells as a means of fall protection after the

phase-in deadline.

• Existing fixed ladders. Each fixed ladder

installed before November 19, 2018 is

equipped with a personal fall arrest

system, ladder safety system, cage, or

well;

• New fixed ladders. Each fixed ladder

installed on and after November 19, 2018,

is equipped with a personal fall arrest

system or a ladder safety system;


• Replacement. When a fixed ladder, cage,

or well, or any portion of a section

thereof, is replaced, a personal fall arrest

system or ladder safety system is

installed in at least that section of the

fixed ladder, cage, or well where the

replacement is located; and

• Final deadline. On and after November

18, 2036, all fixed ladders are equipped

with a personal fall arrest system or a

ladder safety system.


Phase-out of the "qualified climber"

exception for outdoor advertising

(§1910.28(b)(10)).

• The final rule phases out OSHA's directive

allowing qualified climbers in outdoor

advertising to climb fixed ladders on

billboards without fall protection and phases

in the requirement to equip fixed ladders

(over 24 feet) with ladder safety or personal

fall arrest systems. Outdoor advertising

employers must follow the fall protection

phase-in timeline for fixed ladders. However,

if ladders do not have any fall protection,

outdoor advertising employers have 2 years

to comply with the existing standard (i.e.,

install a cage or well) or, they can install a

ladder safety or personal fall arrest system

which can be more cost efficient than cages.


• When work is performed at least 6 feet (1.6 m) but less than 15 feet (4.6 m) from the roof

edge, the employer must ensure each employee is protected from falling by using a guardrail

system, safety net system, travel restraint system, or personal fall arrest system. The

employer may use a designated area when performing work that is both infrequent and

temporary.

• When work is performed 15 feet (4.6 m) or more from the roof edge, the employer must:

- Protect each employee from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, travel

restraint system, or personal fall arrest system or a designated area. The employer is not

required to provide any fall protection, provided the work is both infrequent and

temporary; and

- Implement and enforce a work rule prohibiting employees from going within 15 feet (4.6

m) of the roof edge without using fall protection in accordance with the above sections.

Low-Slope Roof (§ 1910.28(b)(13)). Low-slope roof

means a roof that has a slope less than or equal to a

ratio of 4 in 12 (vertical to horizontal). • When work is performed less than 6 feet (1.6

m) from the roof edge, the employer must

ensure each employee is protected from

falling by a guardrail system, safety net

system, travel restraint system, or personal fall

arrest system.


Falling Objects (§ 1910.28(c)) No mention of tool lanyards or securing objects to

personnel. The final rule requires that when an employee is exposed to falling

objects, the employer must ensure that each employee wears head protection that

meets the requirements of subpart I of this part. In addition, the employer must

protect employees from falling objects by implementing one or more of the

following:

• Erecting toeboards, screens, or guardrail systems to prevent objects from falling

to a lower level:


• Erecting canopy structures and keeping potential falling objects far enough from

an edge, hole, or opening to prevent them from falling to a lower level; or

• Barricading the area into which objects could fall, prohibiting employees from

entering the barricaded area, and keeping objects far enough from an edge or

opening to prevent them from falling to a lower level.


• Personal fall protection system performance criteria (§1910.140(d)(1)). The final rule

adds requirements on the performance, inspection, use, and maintenance of personal fall

arrest, positioning, and travel restraint systems.

• Fall protection connecting components (§1910.140).

• OSHA intended to be consistent with ANSI/ASSE Z359.12 and intends to issue a

technical amendment explaining that the gate strength of snap hooks and carabiners

must be capable of withstanding the 3,600 pounds, and not require proof testing of the

gate to 3,600 pounds. This direction aligns with ANSI/ASSE Z359.12 standard for

Connection Components for personal fall arrest systems.


• Training (§1910.30).

• (§1910.30(a)(2))The employer must

ensure that each employee is trained by

a qualified person as defined in

(§1910.21(b)). OSHA will consider that a

trainer who is a designated competent

person and meets all of the qualifications

for trainers and competent persons in

ANSI/ASSE Z490.1-2016 and

ANSI/ASSE Z359.2-2017 standards is a

qualified person for the purposes of the

final rule

OSHA Walking Working SurfacesSubparts of 29 CFR part 1910 affected

OSHA Walking Working SurfacesEstimated Annualized Costs

ANSI

Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest

Systems, Subsystems and Components

Changed August 14, 2017 to The Fall Protection

Code

Free guidance document for the fall protection code. A

history and directory on the Z359 code

ANSI Z359.1First went into

effect in 1992 –

Fall Protection

Standard

ANSI Z359.0Definitions and Nomenclature Used for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest

ANSI Z359.1 The Fall Protection Code

ANSI Z359.2Minimum Requirements for a Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program

ANSI Z359.3 Safety Requirements for Lanyards and Positioning Lanyards

ANSI Z359.4Safety Requirements for Assisted-Rescue and Self-Rescue Systems – Subsystems and Components

ANSI Z359.6Specifications and Design Requirements for Active Fall Protection Systems

ANSI Z359.7 Qualification and Verification Testing of Fall Protection Products

ANSI – Z359 Fall Protection Code

ANSI Z359.11 Safety Requirements for Full-Body Harnesses

ANSI Z359.12 Connecting Components for Personal Fall Arrest Systems

ANSI Z359.13 Personal Energy Absorbers and Energy Absorbing Lanyards

ANSI Z359.14Safety Requirements for Self-Retracting Devices for Personal Fall Arrest and Rescue Systems

ANSI Z359.15Safety Safety Requirements for Single Anchor Lifelines and Fall Arresters for Personal Fall Arrest and Rescue Systems

ANSI Z359.16Safety Safety Requirements for Climbing Ladder Fall Arrest Systems

ANSI Z359.18Safety Requirements for Anchorage Connectors for Active Fall Protection Systems

ANSI – Z359 Fall Protection Code, cont’d

Z359.2 Min Reqs for a Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program

Published in March

Lots of movement of text with little content changes

Updated Hierarchy of Controls

Removed the construction exclusion

Training is more in line with ANSI/ASSE Z490.1-2016 Criteria

for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health and Environmental

Training

Removed written report requirement

https://ansidotorg.blogspot.com/2017/04/ansiasse-z3592-

2017-fall-protection.html

https://ansidotorg.blogspot.com/2017/04/ansiasse-z3592-2017-fall-protection.html

Z359.2 Min Reqs for a Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program

FALL HAZARD HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS

PREVENT OR ELIMINATE EXPOSURE

PASSIVE FALL PROTECTION

ACTIVE FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS (PPE)

• Travel Restraint

• Fall Arrest

Most Effective

Least Effective

Z359.3 Safety Reqs for Lanyards and Positioning Lanyards

Published in March

Reorganized from a systems standard (Safety Requirements

for Positioning & Travel Restraint Systems) to an equipment

standard (Safety Requirements for Lanyards and Positioning

Lanyards)

Rope adjusters was moved to .15, harnesses to .11 etc

Z359.9 & 12 Descending Devices & Connecting Components

Z359.9 - Anticipated release date is 2018

Z359.12 – Ready for release Q1 2018

Questions?

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