Regulation

• Fall Protection Standard Subpart M. OSHA Regulation.

Directive

• Compliance Guidance for Residential Construction. OSHA Directive, (2010, December 16).

Presentations

• Workers' Compensation Costs of Falls in Construction. OSHA Slide Presentation. [PPT - 764 KB]
• Compliance Assistance: Fall Protection in Residential Construction. OSHA. [narrated PPT]
• Residential Fall Protection Presentation. OSHA Slide Presentation. [PPT - 1 MB] Also available in Spanish [PPT - 1 MB].

Compliance Aids

• Reducing Falls During Residential Construction:
• Erecting Exterior and Interior Walls [307 KB PDF^*, 3 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Floor Joist Installation and Decking [430 KB PDF^*, 3 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Working in Attics [386 KB PDF^*, 3 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.  
• Roof Sheathing [802 KB PDF^*, 4 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Installing Standing Seam Metal Roofs [487 KB PDF^*, 4 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Re-Roofing [631 KB PDF^*, 4 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.  
• Installing Tile Roofs [405 KB PDF^*, 4 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Installing Roof Trusses [1 MB PDF^*, 4 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Roof Repair [725 KB PDF^*, 4 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
• Sample Fall Protection Plan for Residential Construction. OSHA. [DOC - 43 KB]
• Residential Construction Questions and Answers. OSHA.
• Fall Protection in Residential Construction. OSHA Fact Sheet. [PDF - 259 KB]
  
• Guidance Document on Fall Protection in Residential Construction [Spanish]. OSHA. [PDF - 1 MB]

Fall Protection in Residential Construction. OSHA Fact Sheet. [PDF - 259 KB]

Fall Protection in Residential Construction [Spanish]. OSHA Guidance Document. [PDF - 1 MB]

Other Resources

• Extension of the transitional phase: OSHA Temporary Policy Guidance for Enforcement and Compliance Assistance Related to the New Residential Fall Protection Directive Standard STD 03-11-002. OSHA.
• June Letter to NAHB [Announcing Three-Month Phase-in]. OSHA. [PDF - 72 KB]
• Compliance Directive for Fall Protection in Residential Construction. OSHA Federal Register Notice 75:80315, (2010, December 22).
• US Labor Department's OSHA acts to protect residential roofing workers Agency rescinds Clinton-era directive and gives workers more safeguards against falls. OSHA News Release, (2010, December 22).

How can OSHA Help?

OSHA has developed this webpage to provide workers and employers useful, up-to-date information on residential fall protection. For other valuable worker protection information, such as Workers' Rights, Employer Responsibilities and other services OSHA offers, read OSHA's Workers page.

Accessibility Assistance: Contact the OSHA Directorate of Construction at 202-693-2020 for assistance accessing DOC, PDF, and PPT materials.

^*These files are provided for downloading.