OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) categorizes its regulations and standards into four main categories: General Industry, Construction, Maritime, and Agriculture. Each category addresses specific safety and health hazards relevant to those sectors. General Industry covers a wide range of workplaces, while Construction focuses on safety practices for building sites. Maritime pertains to the shipping and fishing industries, and Agriculture addresses safety in farming and related activities.
Federally funded construction projects fall under OSHA if the organization performing the work is subject to OSHA. If the work is performed, for example, by municipal employees in a state that does not have an OSHA approved Occupational Safety and health program, then the work does not fall under OSHA.
Construction activity is regulated by OSHA under 29CFR1926.
Falls, struck-by object incidents, caught-in or between incidents, and electrocution are referred to by OSHA as the "fatal four." These categories represent the top four causes of fatalities in the construction industry, highlighting the critical safety issues that need to be addressed to reduce workplace injuries and deaths.
All categories of business and industry are covered by OSHA standards, except for sole proprietorships.
Even if the fall was from a height lower than that at which fall protection is required, if the fall and subsequent injury results from some other violation of an occupational safety standard, or if circumstances made it a violation of the General Duty Clause, OSHA would have the authority to issue a citation.
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I think you are asking about the OSHA general Industry standard on walking and working surfaces. That is covered in Subpart D of the 1910 standards.
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The four broad categories are consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports.
Employers must set up the work place to prevent employees from falling off of overhead platforms, elevated work stations or into holes in the floor and walls. OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of four feet in general industry workplaces, five feet in shipyards, six feet in the construction industry and eight feet in longshoring operations. In addition, OSHA requires that fall protection be provided when working over dangerous equipment and machinery, regardless of the fall distance.
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The OSHA General Industry Standard requires fall protection be provided if the potential fall is 6 feet or greater.