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Fall Protection Regulations

OSHA Standards

General Industry (29 CFR Part 1910)
Subpart D - Walking/Working Surfaces
Fixed Ladders, Ladder Safety Devices 1910.27 (d)(5)
Safety Requirements for Scaffolding and Boatswain’s Chairs 1910.28 (j)(4)
Subpart F - Platforms/Manlifts
Powered Platforms and Building Maintenance 1910.66
Personal Fall Arrest Systems 1910.66, Appendix C
Subpart J - Confined Spaces
Permit-Required Confined Space 1910.146
Subpart R - Specific Industries
Agricultural Operations 1910.267
Telecommunications 1910.268
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 1910.269
Additional Industry Regulations
Marine Terminals 1917
Longshoring 1918

Safety and Health Construction Standards (29 CFR Part 1926)
Subpart E - Personal Protective Equipment
Safety Belts, Lifelines and Lanyards 1926.104
Safety Nets 1926.105
Subpart L - Scaffolding
Scope, Application and Definition 1926.450
General Requirements 1926.451
Specific Types of Scaffolding 1926.452
Aerial Lifts 1926.453
Training Requirements 1926.454
Subpart M - Fall Protection
Scope, Application and Definitions 1926.500
Duty to Have Fall Protection 1926.501
Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices 1926.502
Training Requirements 1926.503
Subpart R - specific to steel erection
Fall Protection 1926.750
Subpart X - ladders 1926.1053

ANSI STANDARDS
Scaffolding A10.8
Personnel and Debris Nets for Construction A10.11-1989
Construction and Demolition Operations A10.32-2004
Ladders–Fixed–Safety device Requirements A14.3-2008
Confined Spaces Z117.1
Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Subsystems and Components Z359.1-1992

CSA - CANADIAN STANDARDS
Safety Belts and Saddles for work positioning and travel restraint Z259.1-05
Fall Arresting, Vertical Lifelines and Rails Z259.2.1-98
Self-Retracting Devices for Personal Fall Arrest Systems Z259.2.2-98
Descent Control Devices Z259.2.3-99
Linemen’s Body Belt and Safety Straps Z259.3-M1978
Full Body Harnesses Z259.10-06
Shock Absorbers for Personal Fall Arrest Systems Z259.11-05
Connecting Components for Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS) Z259.12-01
Flexible Horizontal Lifelines Z259.13-04
Fall Restrict Equipment for Wood Pole Climbing Z259.14-01
Design of Active Fall Protection Systems