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The residential construction industry is addressed in specific standards for
recordkeeping and the general and construction industries. This page highlights OSHA standards,
directives (instructions for compliance officers), standard interpretations
(official letters of interpretation of the standard), and other resources related to the residential construction
industry.
Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, often referred to as the General Duty
Clause, requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and a
place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or
are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". Section
5(a)(2) requires employers to "comply with occupational safety and health
standards promulgated under this Act".
Note: Twenty-four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands have
OSHA-approved State Plans and have adopted their own standards and
enforcement policies. For the most part, these States adopt standards that are
identical to Federal OSHA. However, some States have adopted different standards
applicable to this topic or may have different enforcement policies. |
Highlighted Standards
- 1904,
Recording and reporting occupational injuries and illness
General Industry (29 CFR
1910)
Construction Industry (29
CFR 1926)
Directives
Standard Interpretations
- Use
of a warning line instead of conventional fall protection; Part 1926 Subpart M.
(2005, January 3).
- Residential
fall protection: safety monitors; walking top plate of braced walls in
installation; warning line; plating exterior walls; height limitation;
non-roofer PPE; slide guards. (2004, November 30).
- Employees
are not permitted to erect roof trusses/rafters while working from the
exterior top plate. (2004, August 23).
- Construction
of homes with masonry walls is not considered "residential
construction" in applying STD 03-00-001. (2004, May 17).
- Evaluation
of the use of aluminum forms as an exit route from trench excavations. (2004, May 11).
- Fall
protection during roofing inspections, investigations, and assessments. (2004, March 12)
- The
predominant use of structural steel would not be considered "residential
construction". (2004, March 1).
- Fall
protection requirements for stairwells and mechanical chase openings
surrounded by interior stud walls in residential construction. (2003,
December 22).
- Clarification
on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall
protection. (2003, December 18).
- Fall protection requirements for construction workers doing work while on a roof.
(2003, December 15).
- Requirements
for fall protection when ladder jack scaffolds are used for residential
and commercial construction. (2003, July 7). Identifies height
limitations for ladder jack scaffolds and when fall protection
is required.
- Fall
protection requirements for homes built of block and masonry construction. (2003, June 30).
Indicates concrete and steel construction are not
considered residential construction, only wood framing is considered residential
contruction.
- Alternative
fall protection procedures for residential construction. (2002,
November 20). For purposes of allowable fall protection,
residential building height limited to 48 feet or 3 1/2 stories.
- Fall
protection requirements for employees, other than roofers, working
on low-slope roofs. (2002, November 15). Alternative
methods only for residential construction, precast concrete, or
leading-edge work.
- Fall
protection requirements for roofing work in residential construction
versus roofing work in other areas of construction. (2002,
April 18). Specified work practices are permitted to replace
standard fall protection requirements in some cases.
- Clarification
of residential construction's use of slide guards and other fall
protection. (2000, May 25). Defines residential construction
and several aspects specific to residential construction.
- Clarification
of residential construction and fall protection requirements. (2001, August 16). Defines residential construction.
- Fall
protection requirements for residential construction (STD 3-0.1A). (2000,
August 10). Definition of residential construction as
it applies to the scope of OSHA Directive STD 03-00-001 [STD 3-0.1A].
- Search all available
standard
interpretations.
Other Resources
- Focused Inspections in Construction.
OSHA, (1996, May). Recognizes the efforts of responsible
contractors who have implemented effective safety and health programs. Provides an overview of the basic guidance OSHA has
provided to its compliance safety and health officers (CSHO's) for determining which projects are eligible for focused construction
inspections and how those inspections are to be conducted.
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