Cable Guardrail System Osha

Guardrail systems safety net systems personal fall arrest systems positioning device systems and their components shall conform to the criteria in 1926 502 see appendix g to this subpart.

Cable guardrail system osha.

Osha 1910 29 b contains system requirements that employers must follow to ensure guardrail systems will protect workers from falling to lower levels. This responds to your june 1 1999 letter to the occupational safety and health administration osha requesting information on wire rope and crosby clips used around the perimeter of buildings as a guardrail. Ladderway floor openings are specifically mentioned. Construction sites with vertical drops of 6 feet or more may use a guardrail system instead of other osha approved safety measures.

1926 502 b 11 when guardrail systems are used at holes they shall be erected on all unprotected sides or edges of the hole. For any area with a floor or wall opening such as a stairway or access hole a standard railing is required on the exposed side of the structure. When guardrail systems are used at hoisting areas a chain gate or removable guardrail section shall be placed across the access opening between guardrail sections when hoisting operations are not taking place. The use of wire ropes as top rails and intermediate rails of guardrail systems used for perimeter protection or for guardrails used on scaffolding meeting the equivalent requirements of 29 cfr 1926 500 d 1 and 29 cfr 1926 451 a 5 is acceptable provided it meets the following guidelines.