Fall Protection Warning Line System

Warning line is the equivalent of someone saying hey don t go over there when i think of fall protection my mind immediately goes to heavy duty guardrails and lifeline systems.

Fall protection warning line system.

For work scenarios less than six feet from the roof edge per osha 1910 28 b 13 i employers must protect workers from falling with a guardrail system safety net system travel restraint system or personal fall arrest system. Mechanical equipment on roofs shall be used or stored only in areas where employees are protected by a warning line system guardrail system or personal fall arrest system. All of our rooftop safety systems meet or exceed all major north american governing bodies fall protection requirements. You ask for information regarding the application of the fall protection standard subpart m with respect to non roofing work performed while on a roof.

In section 1926 502 of osha regulations a number of fall protection systems that are acceptable to meet this requirement are provided. Feel free to reach out to edge for more information. Specifically you ask for an explanation of osha s policy of allowing an employer to protect its employees by implementing a warning line system 15 feet from an unprotected side edge or hole. Edge fall protection s enduraline warning lines uses the same bases as our mobile 360 system and is an osha compliant warning line system.

Warning line systems are considered to be an acceptable means of fall protection for employees who are engaged in roofing activities on surfaces with unprotected sides that are 6 feet or more above lower levels. Designed to be a temporary warning line system for when work is occurring on the rooftop. The warning line must have a minimum tensile strength of 500 pounds. Body belts harnesses and components shall be used only for employee protection as part of a personal fall arrest system or positioning device system and not to hoist materials.

Put another way warning lines are not an osha compliant form of fall protection under these circumstances. Don t let safety take a back seat ensure the safety of both your employees contractors and your rooftop with this warning line system.