{"id":156,"date":"2011-09-09T10:32:06","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T14:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawsafety.wordpress.com\/?p=156"},"modified":"2011-09-09T10:32:06","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T14:32:06","slug":"fall-protection-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law-safety.com\/?p=156","title":{"rendered":"Fall Protection Options"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feasible or Not?<\/em><\/p>\n

Attention all residential contracting companies: September 15, 2011 is only 6 days away! If you’re not one of the many residential contracting companies that have already been fined for not providing fall protection to your employees, congratulations! But don’t pop the corks on those champagne bottles just yet.<\/p>\n

OSHA’s “Three Month Enforcement Phase In” is about to come to an end. And if you think this phase in was to “help” contractors have time to comply, you’re partially wrong. Over the last few months, many OSHA Compliance Officers have been attending training classes on how they are expected to enforce these regulations.<\/p>\n

In past blog entries, we went over what the actual regulations means to you, the residential contractor as well as components to the fall protection plan. Today, let’s look at how to implement some fall protection practices and equipment.<\/p>\n

The OSHA Fall Protection standard can be found under Subpart M. There are many options for you to choose from, from guardrail systems to personal fall arrest systems, but keep in mind, just one type of fall protection may not work for all parts of your building; it’s not a one fits all scenario. And the fall protection will never work if they are not installed properly.<\/p>\n