When Is It Needed?
OSHA's general industry standards require employers to identify the potential for falls in the workplace and establish appropriate fall protection when they identify hazards.
Trigger Heights
Four feet above the ground or a lower level is widely understood among general industry employers as the "trigger height" that requires you to take action to protect your employees from falls.
Did you know that some trigger heights in general industry differ from four feet? Working above or adjacent to dangerous equipment requires action to protect employees from falls onto that equipment, regardless of height, and many types of scaffolds have trigger heights above four feet.
Understanding OSHA's fall protection trigger heights and the types of fall protection allowed in general industry will help you protect employees. You can review Fall protection trigger heights for general industry (5/22) in general industry courtesy of Oregon OSHA.
Fall protection trigger heights are rule specific. Some trigger heights are activated when the height is met while others are activated when the height is exceeded. When this occurs, you must take action to protect your employees from the associated fall hazards.
Selecting, installing, maintaining, and using fall protection can be challenging. Browse through any safety supply website today and you will see a wide variety of fall protection systems; however, not all systems provide equivalent levels of worker protection.
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