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29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii)

(iii) be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level;

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(iii)

(iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction