Employers must set up the work place to
prevent employees from falling off of exposed edges, roofs, overhead platforms, elevated work
stations or into holes in the floor and walls. In general, some form of fall
protection must be provided for personnel at elevations above four feet in a general industry workplace,
and seven and a half feet in the construction industry. In addition, OSHA requires that fall protection be
provided when working over dangerous equipment and machinery, regardless of the
fall distance.
To get more information on the applicability of the Fall Protection Program
for a specific County operation please contact the corresponding departmental
Safety Coordinator.
For further information on specific regulatory guidelines
please refer to the link(s) below:
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