Solar PV installer: OSHA construction safety rules
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Practice sets for this trade
OSHA Construction: Fall protection
Fall protection, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M
OSHA Construction: Stairways and ladders
Stairways and ladders, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart X
OSHA Construction: Electrical safety
Construction electrical rules, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart K
OSHA Construction: Personal protective equipment
Personal protective equipment, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart E
Key rules, in the regulation's words
On a construction site, a worker on a surface with an unprotected side or edge 6 feet or more above a lower level must be protected by guardrails, a safety net or a personal fall arrest system.
“Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.”
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)
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