ANSI Z359
REGULATIONS & COMPLIANCE
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ANSI/ASSE Z359 Fall Protection Code Package Version 3.0
ANSI/ASSE Z359.0-2012 Definitions & Nomenclature Used for
Fall Protection & Fall Arrest - Free
ANSI/ASSE Z359.1-2016 Safety Requirements for Personal Fall
Arrest Systems, Subsystems & Components
ANSI/ASSE Z359.2-2017 Minimum Requirements for a Compre-
hensive Managed Fall Protection Program
ANSI/ASSE Z359.3-2017 Safety Requirements for Positioning &
Travel Restraint Systems
ANSI/ASSE Z359.4-2013 Safety Requirements for Assisted-Res-
cue & Self-Rescue Systems, Subsystems & Components
ANSI/ASSE Z359.5 Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest
Systems (PFAS) pending approval
ANSI/ASSE Z359.6-2016 Specifications & Design Requirements
for Active Fall Protection Systems
ANSI/ASSE Z359.7-2011 Qualification & Verification Testing of
Fall Protection Products – Free Download
ANSI/ASSE Z359.8 Requirements for Rope Access
ANSI/ASSE Z359.9 Personal Equipment for Protection Against
Falls - Descending Devices pending approval
ANSI/ASSE Z359.10 Reserved
ANSI/ASSE Z359.11-2014 Safety Requirements Full Body Har-
ness for Personal Fall Arrest Systems
ANSI/ASSE Z359.12-2009 Connecting Components for Personal
Fall Arrest Systems
ANSI/ASSE Z359.13-2013 Personal Energy Absorbers & Ener-
gy-Absorbing Lanyards
ANSI/ASSE Z359.14-2014 Self-Retracting Devices for Personal
Fall Arrest & Rescue Systems
ANSI/ASSE Z359.15-2014 Safety Requirements for Vertical Life-
lines for Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS)
ANSI/ASSE Z359.16-2016 Safety Requirements for Fall Arresters
for Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS)
ANSI/ASSE Z359.17 Safety Requirements Horizontal Lifelines for
Personal Fall Arrest Systems pending approval
ANSI/ASSE Z359.18-2017 Safety Requirements for Anchorage
Connectors for Personal Fall Arrest Systems
* ANSI/ASSE Z359.1-2016 final edition standard for fall arrest
equipment is being replaced by a series of standards for compo-
nents and systems.
Construction Safety:
ANSI/ASSE A10 Construction Package
ANSI/ASSE A10.8 Scaffolding Safety Requirements
ANSI/ASSE A10.24 Roofing - Safety Requirements for Low-
Sloped Roofs
ANSI/ASSE A10.13 Safety Requirements for Steel Erection
ANSI/ASSE A10.32 Personal Fall Protection Used in Construction
and Demolition Operations
Confined Spaces:
ANSI/ASSE Z117.1 Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces
Ladder Requirements:
ANSI/ASSE A14.3 Fixed Ladder - Safety Requirements
Training:
ANSI/ASSE Z490.1 Acceptable Practices in Safety, Health and
Environmental Training
OSHA: Title 29 CFR Personal Fall Arrest Systems:
[Link]
OSHA: Law & Regulations: [Link]
OSHA STANDARDS FOR GENERAL INDUSTRY
Subpart D, Walking/Working Surfaces
6’ Trigger Height Rule
• Fixed Ladder Safety Devices 20’ Trigger Height Rule....................
1910.27(d)(5)
• Safety Requirements for Scaffolding, Boatswain’s Chair...............
1910.28(j)(1)
Subpart F, Powered Platforms, Manlifts, and Vehicle-Mounted
Work Platforms
• Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance...1910.66(f)(5)(ii)(L)
• Personal Fall Arrest System......1910.66 Appendix C (Mandatory)
Subpart J, Permit-Required Confined Spaces...................1910.146
Subpart R, Special Industries
• Telecommunications
4’ Trigger Height ...............................................Rule1910.268(g)(1)
• Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution............
1910.269(g)(2)
OSHA Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
Subpart E, Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment
•Body Belts, Lifelines, and Lanyards..................................1926.104
Subpart L, Scaffolds
• Fall Protection
6’ Trigger Height Rule....................................................1926.451(g)
Subpart M, Fall Protection - 03/15/2013
6’ Trigger Height Rule
• Scope, Application and Definitions..................................1926.500
• Duty to Have Fall Protection.................................1926.501(b)(13)
“Residential construction.” Each employee engaged in residential
construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels
shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or per-
sonal fall arrest system.
The old 25’ eave-to-ground height threshold no longer applies.
• Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices...............1926.502
• Training Requirements.....................................................1926.503
Subpart R, Steel Erection Standards
15’ Trigger Height Rule, 30’ for Connectors
• Fall Protection ................................................................1926.760
Subpart V, Power Transmission and Distribution
• Linemen Body Belts, Safety Straps and Lanyards .........1926.959
Subpart X, Ladders
• Ladders ........................................................................1926.1053
Subpart CC, Cranes & Derricks in Construction
• Fall Protection ..............................................................1926.1423
OSHA STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT
Subpart I, Safety and Health Standards for Shipyard Employment
• Personal fall arrest systems (PFAS) ...................1915.159
• Positioning Device Systems ...........................................1915.160
Subpart D, Safety and Health Regulations for Longshoring
• Working Surfaces, Deck Load..........................................1918.33
(b)
• Longshoring, Fall Protection & Fall Protection Systems................
1918.85(j) & (k)
Cal-OSHA: Title 8 for Fall Protection
Cal-OSHA: Law & Regulations Fall Protection: [Link]
[Link]/dosh/etools/08-010/TE_FallProtection.htm
Cal-OSHA: Complete list of Subchapters: [Link]
title8/index/[Link]#giso
Cal-OSHA STANDARDS - GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY OR-
DER
Subchapter 7, Group 1, Article 2, General Industry Safety Orders
• Fall Protection Standard Specifications in Subchapter 7....………
T8CCR §3209 - §3239
• Elevated Locations
30” Trigger Height.................................................................. §3210
• Floor Openings, Floor Holes and Roofs…....……….§3212
Subchapter 7, Group 1, Article 2, General Industry Safety Orders
• Fixed Ladders - Ladder safety systems may be used on tower,
water tank, and chimney ladders over 20 feet……….........….§3212
Subchapter 7, Group 1, Article 5, General Physical Conditions and
Structures
• Special Design - Permanent Roof Top Installations – Window
Washing
Anchorage 5,000lbs load applied in and direction….........……....…
§3291(f)(2)(C)
Subchapter 7, Group 2, Article 10, Safe Practices and Personal
Protection Repealed
• Safety Belts and Life Lines (Repealed)………….…………..§3388
Cal-OSHA STANDARDS – CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ORDERS
Subchapter 4, Article 24 Fall Protection.……. T8CCR 1669 – 1672
• Construction Fall Protection General …….......................... §1669
• Personal Fall Arrest Systems
7.5’ Trigger Height............................................................. §1670(a)
(a) Approved personal fall arrest, personal fall restraint or position-
ing systems shall be worn by those employees whose work ex-
poses them to falling in excess of 7 1/2 feet from the perimeter of
a structure, unprotected sides and edges, leading edges, through
shaftways and openings, sloped roof surfaces steeper than 7:12,
or other sloped surfaces steeper than 40 degrees not otherwise
adequately protected under the provisions of these Orders.
Personal Fall Arrest(PFA) Systems:
a) It must limit the maximum arresting force on an employee to
1,800 lbs.
b) It must be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall
more than 6 feet, nor contact any lower level, and, where practica-
ble, the anchor end of the lanyard shall be secured at a level not
lower than the employee’s waist.
c) Anchorage points must be able to support 5,000 lbs. per em-
ployee attached or: (1) Must be designed, installed, and used as
part of a complete PFA system with a safety factor of two; and (2)
Under the supervision of a qualified person.
§1670(a)(10) Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall
arrest equipment shall be independent of any anchorage being
used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at
least 5,000 pounds per employee attached, or shall be designed,
installed, and used as follows:
as part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains
a safety factor of at least two; and (B) under the supervision of a
qualified person.
PFA System must be used if a fall distance of 15 ft. or greater
during the following:
a) Work from buildings, bridges, structures on construction mem-
bers, such as trusses, beams, purlins, or plates that are of at least
4” nominal width. 1669(a)
b) Ironwork other than connecting. 1710(g)(2)
c) Work on structural wood framing systems and during framing
activities on wood or light gauge steel frame residential/light com-
mercial construction. 1716.1(c)(1),1716.2(e)
PFA System must be used at any height during work:
On roofs sloped steeper than 7:12
On roofs, while an operator uses a feltlaying machine or other
equipment that requires the operator to walk backwards
From boatswain’s chairs. 1662(c)
From float scaffolds. 1663(a)(5)
From Suspended or Needle-beam scaffolds.
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