Cable Guardrail System Osha

When guardrail systems are used at hoisting areas a chain gate or removable guardrail section shall be placed across the access opening between guardrail sections when hoisting operations are not taking place.

Cable guardrail system osha.

You also requested clarification on when employees must tie off when a guardrail system is removed to facilitate hoisting operations. This responds to your june 1 1999 letter to the occupational safety and health administration osha requesting information on wire rope and crosby clips used around the perimeter of buildings as a guardrail. 1910 29 b 1 the top edge height of top rails or equivalent guardrail system members are 42 inches 107 cm plus or minus 3 inches 8 cm above the walking working surface. For any area with a floor or wall opening such as a stairway or access hole a standard railing is required on the exposed side of the structure.

Ladderway floor openings are specifically mentioned. The use of wire ropes as top rails and intermediate rails of guardrail systems used for perimeter protection or for guardrails used on scaffolding meeting the equivalent requirements of 29 cfr 1926 500 d 1 and 29 cfr 1926 451 a 5 is acceptable provided it meets the following guidelines. Osha 1910 29 b contains system requirements that employers must follow to ensure guardrail systems will protect workers from falling to lower levels. Construction sites with vertical drops of 6 feet or more may use a guardrail system instead of other osha approved safety measures.