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12/05/2023 Suspended scaffold and fall protection requirements applicable to elevator construction
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08/26/2014 Spacing of the posts in between modular guardrail system sections.
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06/19/2014 Clarification regarding hazard access zones in steel erection
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05/20/2014 Fall protection requirements applicable during the construction of retaining walls
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09/03/2013 Fall protection for workers having to walk/work along bridge decks when the edges are finished with a 32 in. high barrier wall.
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09/03/2013 Fall protection for workers having to walk/work along bridge decks when the edges are finished with a 32 in. high barrier wall.
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10/23/2012 Compatibility requirements of fall protection equipment from different manufacturers.
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10/23/2012 Compatibility requirements of fall protection equipment from different manufacturers.
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10/23/2012 Compatibility requirements of fall protection equipment from different manufacturers.
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10/23/2012 Compatibility requirements of fall protection equipment from different manufacturers.
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09/12/2012 Criteria and protocols for determining whether peronal fall arrest systems comply with OSHA standards
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09/12/2012 Criteria and protocols for determining whether peronal fall arrest systems comply with OSHA standards
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04/20/2012 Clarification on the use of safety monitors as a method of fall protection on a low-slope roof.
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04/20/2012
Clarification on the use of safety monitors as a method of fall protection on a low-slope roof.
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02/08/2011 Federal requirements for the anchorages and connectors in personal fall arrest systems.
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09/30/2010 Whether OSHA will rely on ANSI Z359.1-2007, regarding snaphook compressive strength requirements, in enforcing the general duty clause with respect to personal fall arrest systems in construction, as announced in Letter #20070920-8088.
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09/30/2010 Whether OSHA will rely on ANSI Z359.1-2007, regarding snaphook compressive strength requirements, in enforcing the general duty clause with respect to personal fall arrest systems in construction, as announced in Letter #20070920-8088.
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04/30/2010 Clarification on controlled access zones for leading edge work.
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04/30/2010 Clarification on controlled access zones for leading edge work.
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04/30/2010 Clarification on controlled access zones for leading edge work.
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04/06/2010 Whether OSHA construction standards require a manhole cover to support at least twice a vehicle's applied axle load, regardless of the cover's size.
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04/06/2010 Whether OSHA construction standards require a manhole cover to support at least twice a vehicle's applied axle load, regardless of the cover's size.
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04/06/2010 Whether OSHA construction standards require a manhole cover to support at least twice a vehicle's applied axle load, regardless of the cover's size.
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03/02/2010 Whether an employer can use a controlled access zone during curtain wall installation.
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03/02/2010 Fall protection requirements for employees working on an elevator car frame.
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03/02/2010 Fall protection requirements for employees working on an elevator car frame.
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12/20/2007 Whether certain skylights meet the cover criteria of 1926 Subpart M.
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11/26/2007 Whether the "Clear Gear Lanyard Elevator" conforms to OSHA construction standards.
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09/21/2007 Whether it is permissible to anchor a fall arrest system at an employee's feet.
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04/17/2006 Guardrail height requirements for construction activities in General Industry Facilities.
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11/02/1995
If a fall restraint system could be considered a form of fall protection to be used instead of guardrails, safety lines, or fall arrest systems.
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09/25/1995
Review of a new product, "The Safety Boot".
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09/30/2010
Whether OSHA will rely on ANSI Z359.1-2007, regarding snaphook compressive strength requirements, in enforcing the general duty clause with respect to personal fall arrest systems in construction, as announced in Letter #20070920-8088.
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08/10/2010 Acceptable equivalent to control lines for a Controlled Decking Zone (CDZ) in steel erection activities. 29 CFR 1926.760(c)(3).
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04/30/2010
Clarification on controlled access zones for leading edge work.
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04/06/2010
Whether OSHA construction standards require a manhole cover to support at least twice a vehicle's applied axle load, regardless of the cover's size.
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03/02/2010
Whether an employer can use a controlled access zone during curtain wall installation.
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12/20/2007 Whether certain skylights meet the cover criteria of 1926 Subpart M.
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11/26/2007
Whether the "Clear Gear Lanyard Elevator" conforms to OSHA construction standards.
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09/21/2007 Whether it is permissible to anchor a fall arrest system at an employee's feet.
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04/17/2006
Guardrail height requirements for construction activities in General Industry Facilities.
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05/11/2005 Under Subpart M, whether a lanyard may be connected to another lanyard by a snaphook, provided the potential fall distance is six feet or less.
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02/28/2005 Whether under STD 03-00-001 an employee, in absence of interior walls is permitted to climb the lower chords of the roof trusses to brace them.
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01/03/2005 Use of a warning line instead of conventional fall protection; Part 1926 Subpart M
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01/03/2005 Use of a warning line instead of conventional fall protection; Part 1926 Subpart M
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11/30/2004 Residential fall protection: safety monitors; walking top plate of braced walls in installation; warning line; plating exterior walls; height limitation; non-roofer PPE; slide guards
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11/30/2004 Residential fall protection: safety monitors; walking top plate of braced walls in installation; warning line; plating exterior walls; height limitation; non-roofer PPE; slide guards
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11/30/2004 Residential fall protection: safety monitors; walking top plate of braced walls in installation; warning line; plating exterior walls; height limitation; non-roofer PPE; slide guards
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11/30/2004 Residential fall protection: safety monitors; walking top plate of braced walls in installation; warning line; plating exterior walls; height limitation; non-roofer PPE; slide guards
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11/30/2004 Residential fall protection: safety monitors; walking top plate of braced walls in installation; warning line; plating exterior walls; height limitation; non-roofer PPE; slide guards
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11/30/2004 Residential fall protection: safety monitors; walking top plate of braced walls in installation; warning line; plating exterior walls; height limitation; non-roofer PPE; slide guards
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11/30/2004 Residential fall protection: safety monitors; walking top plate of braced walls in installation; warning line; plating exterior walls; height limitation; non-roofer PPE; slide guards
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11/30/2004 Residential fall protection: safety monitors; walking top plate of braced walls in installation; warning line; plating exterior walls; height limitation; non-roofer PPE; slide guards
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11/30/2004
Residential fall protection: safety monitors; walking top plate of braced walls in installation; warning line; plating exterior walls; height limitation; non-roofer PPE; slide guards
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11/17/2004 Duty of a subcontractor to cover floor holes in a Multi-Employer work site.
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11/17/2004 Duty of a subcontractor to cover floor holes in a Multi-Employer work site.
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11/17/2004 Duty of a subcontractor to cover floor holes in a Multi-Employer work site.
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11/17/2004 Duty of a subcontractor to cover floor holes in a Multi-Employer work site.
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09/30/2004 Clarification if a depression constitutes a hole or unprotected side/edge and associated fall protection requirements.
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04/20/2004 Alternative fall protection for leading edge work during precast concrete erection.
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03/12/2004 Fall protection during roofing inspections, investigations, and assessments
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03/10/2004 Fall protection and controlled access zones for overhand bricklaying
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03/10/2004 Fall protection and controlled access zones for overhand bricklaying
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03/10/2004 Fall protection and controlled access zones for overhand bricklaying
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03/04/2004 Wire rope clips on suspension scaffolds; safety latches on large crane hooks; order of assembly for hanging scaffolds; and horizontal lifeline design.
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03/04/2004 Wire rope clips on suspension scaffolds; safety latches on large crane hooks; order of assembly for hanging scaffolds; and horizontal lifeline design.
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03/04/2004 Wire rope clips on suspension scaffolds; safety latches on large crane hooks; order of assembly for hanging scaffolds; and horizontal lifeline design.
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03/04/2004 Wire rope clips on suspension scaffolds; safety latches on large crane hooks; order of assembly for hanging scaffolds; and horizontal lifeline design.
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03/01/2004 The predominant use of structural steel would not be considered "residential construction"
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02/19/2004 Fall protection components from different manufacturers may be used together provided connecting parts are sized compatibly.
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02/19/2004 Fall protection components from different manufacturers may be used together provided connecting parts are sized compatibly.
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02/19/2004 Fall protection components from different manufacturers may be used together provided connecting parts are sized compatibly.
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02/19/2004 Fall protection components from different manufacturers may be used together provided connecting parts are sized compatibly.
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02/19/2004 Fall protection components from different manufacturers may be used together provided connecting parts are sized compatibly.
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02/19/2004
Fall protection components from different manufacturers may be used together provided connecting parts are sized compatibly.
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02/02/2004 Compliance of an aerial lift fall protection device connected with a releasable tether and a non-releasable tether.
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12/22/2003 Fall protection requirements for stairwells and mechanical chase openings surrounded by interior stud walls in residential construction
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12/18/2003 Clarification on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall protection
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12/18/2003 Clarification on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall protection
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12/18/2003 Clarification on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall protection
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12/18/2003 Clarification on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall protection
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12/18/2003 Clarification on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall protection
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12/18/2003 Clarification on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall protection
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12/17/2003 Clarification of several residential construction and fall protection issues.
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12/17/2003 Clarification of several residential construction and fall protection issues.
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12/17/2003 Clarification of several residential construction and fall protection issues.
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12/15/2003 Fall protection requirements for construction workers doing work while on a roof
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11/03/2003 Evaluation of Fiber-Lam "Super Brace" compliance with construction fall protection requirements for guarding structural openings.
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11/03/2003 Evaluation of Fiber-Lam "Super Brace" compliance with construction fall protection requirements for guarding structural openings.
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11/03/2003 Evaluation of Fiber-Lam "Super Brace" compliance with construction fall protection requirements for guarding structural openings.
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10/31/2003 Compliance requirements for the use of U-bolt-type cable clamps in horizontal lifelines.
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10/31/2003
Compliance requirements for the use of U-bolt-type cable clamps in horizontal lifelines.
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09/26/2003 Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
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09/26/2003 Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
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09/26/2003 Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
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09/26/2003 Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
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09/26/2003 Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
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09/26/2003 Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
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09/26/2003
Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
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07/09/2003 Clarification of 1926.502(d)(6) term "designed for" in snaphook connections.
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07/09/2003 Clarification of 1926.502(d)(6) term "designed for" in snaphook connections.
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07/09/2003
Clarification of 1926.502(d)(6) term "designed for" in snaphook connections.
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07/07/2003 Requirements for fall protection when ladder jack scaffolds are used for residential and commercial construction
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07/07/2003
Requirements for fall protection when ladder jack scaffolds are used for residential and commercial construction
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11/15/2002 Fall protection requirements for employees, other than roofers, working on low-slope roofs
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11/15/2002 Fall protection requirements for employees, other than roofers, working on low-slope roofs
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11/15/2002 Fall protection requirements for employees, other than roofers, working on low-slope roofs
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11/15/2002
Fall protection requirements for employees, other than roofers, working on low-slope roofs
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11/08/2002 Applicability of the steel erection standard to repair and installation of metal roofing and roofing accessories.
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11/08/2002 Applicability of the steel erection standard to repair and installation of metal roofing and roofing accessories.
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11/08/2002 Applicability of the steel erection standard to repair and installation of metal roofing and roofing accessories.
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11/08/2002
Applicability of the steel erection standard to repair and installation of metal roofing and roofing accessories.
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10/23/2002 Use of aerial lift or scissor lift guardrails as a work or scaffold platform.
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10/23/2002 Use of aerial lift or scissor lift guardrails as a work or scaffold platform.
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07/17/2002
Steel erection standard requirements concerning installation of perimeter safety cable.
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06/24/2002 Clarification concerning fall protection and vertical walled trenches with depth of 6 feet or greater and use of controlled access zones.
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09/18/2001
Fall protection requirements of various construction (1926) standards.
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09/13/2001 Fall protection requirements for both residential and commercial HVAC systems; clarification of confined spaces
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05/23/2001 OSHA compliance of Terra Flex stair system (models L-400 and A-500).
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05/23/2001 OSHA compliance of Terra Flex stair system (models L-400 and A-500).
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05/11/2001 Standards applicable to aerial lifts; acceptable uses of body belts as restraint systems and positioning devices.
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05/11/2001 Standards applicable to aerial lifts; acceptable uses of body belts as restraint systems and positioning devices.
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05/03/2001 Use of aerial lifts to transport workers to elevated workstations; scissor lifts are not covered by the aerial lift provisions.
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01/16/2001 Fall protection: determination of roof width on irregular shaped roofs.
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01/11/2001
PR 600 Mobile Fall Protection System.
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11/03/2000 Application of the Confined Spaces Advisor to construction; personal fall arrest system requirements.
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10/17/2000 Clarification of when mechanical equipment can be used on sloped roofs.
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10/17/2000 Clarification of when mechanical equipment can be used on sloped roofs.
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10/17/2000 Clarification of when mechanical equipment can be used on sloped roofs.
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08/28/2000
Clips used for wire rope guardrails; required fall protection in hoist area.
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08/14/2000 Fall protection for various lift-devices; restraint, positioning, fall arrest and rescue requirements; maintenance vs. construction examples.
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08/14/2000 Fall protection for various lift-devices; restraint, positioning, fall arrest and rescue requirements; maintenance vs. construction examples.
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08/01/2000 Acceptable use of warning lines as fall protection for roofers and other trades.
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05/12/2000 Fall protection non-conforming guardrail criteria for application of a de minimis policy.
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05/12/2000 Fall protection non-conforming guardrail criteria for application of a de minimis policy.
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02/23/2000
Fall protection, training, inspection and design requirements of aerial lifts and scissor lifts/scaffolds.
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01/13/2000 Fall protection requirements for fixed and portable ladders in construction.
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10/14/1999 GFCI and coverplate requirements in construction;use of fall arrest systems and scaffolding.
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10/14/1999 GFCI and coverplate requirements in construction;use of fall arrest systems and scaffolding.
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09/23/1999 Neither a waist nor chest strap is a required part of body harness.
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09/02/1999 Lanyards and vertical lifelines must meet breaking and tensile strength requirements.
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02/18/1999 Anchoring of fall arrest system to aerial lifts; fall arrest vs. restraint systems.
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02/01/1999 Guardrail height when used as fall protection for work surfaces with two elevations.
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11/09/1998 Policy for descent control devices used in construction.
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06/08/1998 Fall protection for exposure to unfilled swimming pools.
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06/08/1998 Fall protection anchorage points: guardrail systems and cranes
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06/08/1998 Fall protection anchorage points: guardrail systems and cranes
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06/08/1998 Fall protection anchorage points: guardrail systems and cranes
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06/03/1998 Shock absorbing lanyards are not mandatory.
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04/20/1998 Fall protection during electrical maintenance and construction work on aerial lifts.
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04/02/1998 Scaffolds may serve as fall arrest anchorages.
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03/06/1998 Waist/chest strap as part of full body harness.
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03/06/1998 Waist/chest strap as part of full body harness.
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04/16/1997
Fall protection in a situation regarding floor/roofing openings.
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03/21/1997
Fall protection in lieu of personal fall arrest systems and the need for a rescue skiff.
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12/04/1996
Infeasibility of 6 foot free fall limit.
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07/23/1996
Enforcement of the fall protection standard and fall protection options.
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02/14/1996
OSHA's policy regarding the use of scaffolds as fall arrest system anchors.
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02/01/1996
Spacing of connections between safety net panels.
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01/30/1996
Installation of fall protection equipment criteria in 1926.502.
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01/26/1996
Manucroche Quick Connector for fall arrest systems.
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11/02/1995
Fall restraint system used in lieu of fall arrest systems.
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09/25/1995
OSHA's new fall protection standards for construction will prohibit use of safety belts with side dee rings as part of a personal fall arrest system
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08/28/1995
The frequency of the load measuring system when testing fall arrest equipment should be set at 500 Hz.
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08/25/1995 Requirements for PRCS attendants; Fall arrest system anchorage point
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03/23/1995 Safety plans as set forth in Subpart M -- Fall Protection for the Construction Industry.
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03/15/1995
Compliance from OSHA for an inflatable fall arrest device.
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02/09/1995 Criteria for personal fall arrest systems.
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02/09/1995 Criteria for personal fall arrest systems.
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02/09/1995 Criteria for personal fall arrest systems.
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12/27/1993 Fall protection and pipe racks.
