OSHA Residential Construction Safety Video: OSHA Fall Protection Standard

 

 
Regulation

• Fall Protection Standard Subpart M. OSHA Regulation.

Directive

• Compliance Guidance for Residential Construction. OSHA Directive, (2010, December 16).

Presentations

• Workers’ Compensation Costs of Falls in Construction [PPT^* – 767 KB].
• Compliance Assistance: Fall Protection in Residential Construction. OSHA. [narrated PPT]
• Residential Fall Protection Presentation. OSHA Slide Presentation. [PPT – 1 MB] Also available in Spanish [PPT – 1 MB].

Compliance Aids

• Reducing Falls During Residential Construction: Roof Sheathing [802 KB PDF^*, 4 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Reducing Falls During Residential Construction: Installing Standing Seam Metal Roofs [487 KB PDF^*, 4 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Reducing Falls During Residential Construction: Re-Roofing [631 KB PDF^*, 4 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Reducing Falls During Residential Construction: Installing Tile Roofs [405 KB PDF^*, 4 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Reducing Falls During Residential Construction: Installing Roof Trusses [1 MB PDF^*, 4 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Reducing Falls During Residential Construction: Roof Repair [725 KB PDF^*, 4 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Sample Fall Protection Plan for Residential Construction. OSHA. [DOC – 43 KB]
• Residential Construction Questions and Answers. OSHA.
• Fall Protection in Residential Construction. OSHA Fact Sheet. [PDF – 259 KB]
• Guidance Document on Fall Protection in Residential Construction [Spanish]. OSHA. [PDF – 1 MB]

Other Resources

• Extension of the transitional phase: OSHA Temporary Policy Guidance for Enforcement and Compliance Assistance Related to the New Residential Fall Protection Directive Standard STD 03-11-002. OSHA.
• June Letter to NAHB [Announcing Three-Month Phase-in]. OSHA. [PDF – 72 KB]
• Compliance Directive for Fall Protection in Residential Construction. OSHA Federal Register Notice 75:80315, (2010, December 22).
• US Labor Department’s OSHA acts to protect residential roofing workers Agency rescinds Clinton-era directive and gives workers more safeguards against falls. OSHA News Release, (2010, December 22).