# Standard Interpretations
1 - 1926.502(d) - Suspended scaffold and fall protection requirements applicable to elevator construction
2 - 1926.502(b)(3) - Spacing of the posts in between modular guardrail system sections.
3 - 1926.502(f)(2) - Clarification regarding hazard access zones in steel erection
4 - 1926.502(d) - Fall protection requirements applicable during the construction of retaining walls
5 - 1926.502(f) - Fall protection for workers having to walk/work along bridge decks when the edges are finished with a 32 in. high barrier wall.
6 - 1926.502(b) - Fall protection for workers having to walk/work along bridge decks when the edges are finished with a 32 in. high barrier wall.
7 - 1926.502(e)(8) - Compatibility requirements of fall protection equipment from different manufacturers.
8 - 1926.502(e)(7) - Compatibility requirements of fall protection equipment from different manufacturers.
9 - 1926.502(d)(6) - Compatibility requirements of fall protection equipment from different manufacturers.
10 - 1926.502(d)(5) - Compatibility requirements of fall protection equipment from different manufacturers.
11 - 1926.502(d)(16)(iii) - Criteria and protocols for determining whether peronal fall arrest systems comply with OSHA standards
12 - 1926.502(d)(16) - Criteria and protocols for determining whether peronal fall arrest systems comply with OSHA standards
13 - 1926.502(h) - Clarification on the use of safety monitors as a method of fall protection on a low-slope roof.
14 - 1926.502, 1926.502(h) - Clarification on the use of safety monitors as a method of fall protection on a low-slope roof.
15 - 1926.502(d) - Federal requirements for the anchorages and connectors in personal fall arrest systems.
16 - 1926.502(d)(4) - Whether OSHA will rely on ANSI Z359.1-2007, regarding snaphook compressive strength requirements, in enforcing the general duty clause with respect to personal fall arrest systems in construction, as announced in Letter #20070920-8088.
17 - 1926.502(d)(3) - Whether OSHA will rely on ANSI Z359.1-2007, regarding snaphook compressive strength requirements, in enforcing the general duty clause with respect to personal fall arrest systems in construction, as announced in Letter #20070920-8088.
18 - 1926.502(k)(7) - Clarification on controlled access zones for leading edge work.
19 - 1926.502(k) - Clarification on controlled access zones for leading edge work.
20 - 1926.502(g) - Clarification on controlled access zones for leading edge work.
21 - 1926.502(i)(2) - Whether OSHA construction standards require a manhole cover to support at least twice a vehicle's applied axle load, regardless of the cover's size.
22 - 1926.502(i)(1) - Whether OSHA construction standards require a manhole cover to support at least twice a vehicle's applied axle load, regardless of the cover's size.
23 - 1926.502(i) - Whether OSHA construction standards require a manhole cover to support at least twice a vehicle's applied axle load, regardless of the cover's size.
24 - 1926.502(g) - Whether an employer can use a controlled access zone during curtain wall installation.
25 - 1926.502(d)(15) - Fall protection requirements for employees working on an elevator car frame.
26 - 1926.502(d) - Fall protection requirements for employees working on an elevator car frame.
27 - 1926.502(i)(2) - Whether certain skylights meet the cover criteria of 1926 Subpart M.
28 - 1926.502(d) - Whether the "Clear Gear Lanyard Elevator" conforms to OSHA construction standards.
29 - 1926.502(d)(16)(iii) - Whether it is permissible to anchor a fall arrest system at an employee's feet.
30 - 1926.502(b)(1) - Guardrail height requirements for construction activities in General Industry Facilities.
31 - 1926.502 - If a fall restraint system could be considered a form of fall protection to be used instead of guardrails, safety lines, or fall arrest systems.
32 - 1926.502 - Review of a new product, "The Safety Boot".
33 - 1926.502, 1926.502(d)(3), 1926.502(d)(4) - Whether OSHA will rely on ANSI Z359.1-2007, regarding snaphook compressive strength requirements, in enforcing the general duty clause with respect to personal fall arrest systems in construction, as announced in Letter #20070920-8088.
34 - 1926.502(f)(2)(iv) - Acceptable equivalent to control lines for a Controlled Decking Zone (CDZ) in steel erection activities. 29 CFR 1926.760(c)(3).
35 - 1926.502, 1926.502(g), 1926.502(k), 1926.502(k)(7) - Clarification on controlled access zones for leading edge work.
36 - 1926.502, 1926.502(i), 1926.502(i)(1), 1926.502(i)(2) - Whether OSHA construction standards require a manhole cover to support at least twice a vehicle's applied axle load, regardless of the cover's size.
37 - 1926.502, 1926.502(g) - Whether an employer can use a controlled access zone during curtain wall installation.
38 - 1926.502(i) - Whether certain skylights meet the cover criteria of 1926 Subpart M.
39 - 1926.502, 1926.502(d) - Whether the "Clear Gear Lanyard Elevator" conforms to OSHA construction standards.
40 - 1926.502(d)(16) - Whether it is permissible to anchor a fall arrest system at an employee's feet.
41 - 1926.502, 1926.502(b)(1) - Guardrail height requirements for construction activities in General Industry Facilities.
42 - 1926.502(d)(6) - Under Subpart M, whether a lanyard may be connected to another lanyard by a snaphook, provided the potential fall distance is six feet or less.
43 - 1926.502(k) - Whether under STD 03-00-001 an employee, in absence of interior walls is permitted to climb the lower chords of the roof trusses to brace them.
44 - 1926.502(f)(2) - Use of a warning line instead of conventional fall protection; Part 1926 Subpart M
45 - 1926.502(b) - Use of a warning line instead of conventional fall protection; Part 1926 Subpart M
46 - 1926.502(k) - 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
47 - 1926.502(h)(1)(v) - 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
48 - 1926.502(h)(1)(iv) - 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
49 - 1926.502(h)(1)(iii) - 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
50 - 1926.502(h)(1)(ii) - 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
51 - 1926.502(h)(1)(i) - 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
52 - 1926.502(h)(1) - 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
53 - 1926.502(h) - 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
54 - 1926.502, 1926.502(h), 1926.502(h)(1), 1926.502(h)(1)(i), 1926.502(h)(1)(ii), 1926.502(h)(1)(iii), 1926.502(h)(1)(iv), 1926.502(h)(1)(v), 1926.502(k) - 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
55 - 1926.502(i)(4) - Duty of a subcontractor to cover floor holes in a Multi-Employer work site.
56 - 1926.502(i)(3) - Duty of a subcontractor to cover floor holes in a Multi-Employer work site.
57 - 1926.502(i)(2) - Duty of a subcontractor to cover floor holes in a Multi-Employer work site.
58 - 1926.502(i) - Duty of a subcontractor to cover floor holes in a Multi-Employer work site.
59 - 1926.502(b) - Clarification if a depression constitutes a hole or unprotected side/edge and associated fall protection requirements.
60 - 1926.502(k) - Alternative fall protection for leading edge work during precast concrete erection.
61 - 1926.502(f)(2) - Fall protection during roofing inspections, investigations, and assessments
62 - 1926.502(g)(2) - Fall protection and controlled access zones for overhand bricklaying
63 - 1926.502(g)(3) - Fall protection and controlled access zones for overhand bricklaying
64 - 1926.502(g) - Fall protection and controlled access zones for overhand bricklaying
65 - 1926.502(d)(15) - Wire rope clips on suspension scaffolds; safety latches on large crane hooks; order of assembly for hanging scaffolds; and horizontal lifeline design.
66 - 1926.502(d)(14) - Wire rope clips on suspension scaffolds; safety latches on large crane hooks; order of assembly for hanging scaffolds; and horizontal lifeline design.
67 - 1926.502(b) - Wire rope clips on suspension scaffolds; safety latches on large crane hooks; order of assembly for hanging scaffolds; and horizontal lifeline design.
68 - 1926.502(d)(8) - Wire rope clips on suspension scaffolds; safety latches on large crane hooks; order of assembly for hanging scaffolds; and horizontal lifeline design.
69 - 1926.502(k) - The predominant use of structural steel would not be considered "residential construction"
70 - 1926.502(e)(8) - Fall protection components from different manufacturers may be used together provided connecting parts are sized compatibly.
71 - 1926.502(e)(7) - Fall protection components from different manufacturers may be used together provided connecting parts are sized compatibly.
72 - 1926.502(d)(6) - Fall protection components from different manufacturers may be used together provided connecting parts are sized compatibly.
73 - 1926.502(d)(5) - Fall protection components from different manufacturers may be used together provided connecting parts are sized compatibly.
74 - 1926.502(d) - Fall protection components from different manufacturers may be used together provided connecting parts are sized compatibly.
75 - 1926.502, 1926.502(d), 1926.502(d)(5), 1926.502(d)(6), 1926.502(e)(7), 1926.502(e)(8) - Fall protection components from different manufacturers may be used together provided connecting parts are sized compatibly.
76 - 1926.502(d) - Compliance of an aerial lift fall protection device connected with a releasable tether and a non-releasable tether.
77 - 1926.502(i) - Fall protection requirements for stairwells and mechanical chase openings surrounded by interior stud walls in residential construction
78 - 1926.502(k) - Clarification on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall protection
79 - 1926.502(d)(21) - Clarification on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall protection
80 - 1926.502(d)(20) - Clarification on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall protection
81 - 1926.502(d)(19) - Clarification on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall protection
82 - 1926.502(c)(4)(ii) - Clarification on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall protection
83 - 1926.502(c)(4) - Clarification on several issues regarding OSHA's construction industry standards for fall protection
84 - 1926.502(k) - Clarification of several residential construction and fall protection issues.
85 - 1926.502(f)(2) - Clarification of several residential construction and fall protection issues.
86 - 1926.502(d) - Clarification of several residential construction and fall protection issues.
87 - 1926.502(f)(2) - Fall protection requirements for construction workers doing work while on a roof
88 - 1926.502(b)(4) - Evaluation of Fiber-Lam "Super Brace" compliance with construction fall protection requirements for guarding structural openings.
89 - 1926.502(b)(3) - Evaluation of Fiber-Lam "Super Brace" compliance with construction fall protection requirements for guarding structural openings.
90 - 1926.502(b)(1) - Evaluation of Fiber-Lam "Super Brace" compliance with construction fall protection requirements for guarding structural openings.
91 - 1926.502(d)(21) - Compliance requirements for the use of U-bolt-type cable clamps in horizontal lifelines.
92 - 1926.502, 1926.502(d)(21) - Compliance requirements for the use of U-bolt-type cable clamps in horizontal lifelines.
93 - 1926.502(k)(7) - Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
94 - 1926.502(k) - Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
95 - 1926.502(b)(2)(i) - Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
96 - 1926.502(b)(10) - Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
97 - 1926.502(g) - Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
98 - 1926.502(f) - Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
99 - 1926.502, 1926.502(f), 1926.502(g), 1926.502(b)(10), 1926.502(b)(2)(i), 1926.502(k), 1926.502(k)(7) - Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12.
100 - 1926.502(d)(6) - Clarification of 1926.502(d)(6) term "designed for" in snaphook connections.
101 - 1926.502(d) - Clarification of 1926.502(d)(6) term "designed for" in snaphook connections.
102 - 1926.502, 1926.502(d), 1926.502(d)(6) - Clarification of 1926.502(d)(6) term "designed for" in snaphook connections.
103 - 1926.502(k) - Requirements for fall protection when ladder jack scaffolds are used for residential and commercial construction
104 - 1926.502, 1926.502(k) - Requirements for fall protection when ladder jack scaffolds are used for residential and commercial construction
105 - 1926.502(f)(2) - Fall protection requirements for employees, other than roofers, working on low-slope roofs
106 - 1926.502(f) - Fall protection requirements for employees, other than roofers, working on low-slope roofs
107 - 1926.502(b) - Fall protection requirements for employees, other than roofers, working on low-slope roofs
108 - 1926.502, 1926.502(b), 1926.502(f), 1926.502(f)(2) - Fall protection requirements for employees, other than roofers, working on low-slope roofs
109 - 1926.502(d)(15) - Applicability of the steel erection standard to repair and installation of metal roofing and roofing accessories.
110 - 1926.502(d)(15)(ii) - Applicability of the steel erection standard to repair and installation of metal roofing and roofing accessories.
111 - 1926.502(d)(15)(i) - Applicability of the steel erection standard to repair and installation of metal roofing and roofing accessories.
112 - 1926.502, 1926.502(d)(15)(i), 1926.502(d)(15)(ii), 1926.502(d)(15) - Applicability of the steel erection standard to repair and installation of metal roofing and roofing accessories.
113 - 1926.502(d)(23) - Use of aerial lift or scissor lift guardrails as a work or scaffold platform.
114 - 1926.502(d) - Use of aerial lift or scissor lift guardrails as a work or scaffold platform.
115 - 1926.502 - Steel erection standard requirements concerning installation of perimeter safety cable.
116 - 1926.502(k) - Clarification concerning fall protection and vertical walled trenches with depth of 6 feet or greater and use of controlled access zones.
117 - 1926.502 - Fall protection requirements of various construction (1926) standards.
118 - 1926.502(f)(2) - Fall protection requirements for both residential and commercial HVAC systems; clarification of confined spaces
119 - 1926.502(j) - OSHA compliance of Terra Flex stair system (models L-400 and A-500).
120 - 1926.502(h) - OSHA compliance of Terra Flex stair system (models L-400 and A-500).
121 - 1926.502(e) - Standards applicable to aerial lifts; acceptable uses of body belts as restraint systems and positioning devices.
122 - 1926.502(d) - Standards applicable to aerial lifts; acceptable uses of body belts as restraint systems and positioning devices.
123 - 1926.502(d) - Use of aerial lifts to transport workers to elevated workstations; scissor lifts are not covered by the aerial lift provisions.
124 - 1926.502(h) - Fall protection: determination of roof width on irregular shaped roofs.
125 - 1926.502 - PR 600 Mobile Fall Protection System.
126 - 1926.502(d) - Application of the Confined Spaces Advisor to construction; personal fall arrest system requirements.
127 - 1926.502(h)(2) - Clarification of when mechanical equipment can be used on sloped roofs.
128 - 1926.502(f)(4) - Clarification of when mechanical equipment can be used on sloped roofs.
129 - 1926.502(f)(1) - Clarification of when mechanical equipment can be used on sloped roofs.
130 - 1926.502 - Clips used for wire rope guardrails; required fall protection in hoist area.
131 - 1926.502(d)(20) - Fall protection for various lift-devices; restraint, positioning, fall arrest and rescue requirements; maintenance vs. construction examples.
132 - 1926.502(d) - Fall protection for various lift-devices; restraint, positioning, fall arrest and rescue requirements; maintenance vs. construction examples.
133 - 1926.502(b) - Acceptable use of warning lines as fall protection for roofers and other trades.
134 - 1926.502(f)(2) - Fall protection non-conforming guardrail criteria for application of a de minimis policy.
135 - 1926.502(b) - Fall protection non-conforming guardrail criteria for application of a de minimis policy.
136 - 1926.502 - Fall protection, training, inspection and design requirements of aerial lifts and scissor lifts/scaffolds.
137 - 1926.502(d)(16)(iii) - Fall protection requirements for fixed and portable ladders in construction.
138 - 1926.502(d)(17) - GFCI and coverplate requirements in construction;use of fall arrest systems and scaffolding.
139 - 1926.502(d)(15) - GFCI and coverplate requirements in construction;use of fall arrest systems and scaffolding.
140 - 1926.502(d)(16) - Neither a waist nor chest strap is a required part of body harness.
141 - 1926.502(d) - Lanyards and vertical lifelines must meet breaking and tensile strength requirements.
142 - 1926.502(d) - Anchoring of fall arrest system to aerial lifts; fall arrest vs. restraint systems.
143 - 1926.502(b)(1) - Guardrail height when used as fall protection for work surfaces with two elevations.
144 - 1926.502(b) - Policy for descent control devices used in construction.
145 - 1926.502(k) - Fall protection for exposure to unfilled swimming pools.
146 - 1926.502(a)(2) - Fall protection anchorage points: guardrail systems and cranes
147 - 1926.502(d)(15) - Fall protection anchorage points: guardrail systems and cranes
148 - 1926.502(d)(23) - Fall protection anchorage points: guardrail systems and cranes
149 - 1926.502(d) - Shock absorbing lanyards are not mandatory.
150 - 1926.502(d) - Fall protection during electrical maintenance and construction work on aerial lifts.
151 - 1926.502(d)(15) - Scaffolds may serve as fall arrest anchorages.
152 - 1926.502(d)(16) - Waist/chest strap as part of full body harness.
153 - 1926.502(b) - Waist/chest strap as part of full body harness.
154 - 1926.502 - Fall protection in a situation regarding floor/roofing openings.
155 - 1926.502 - Fall protection in lieu of personal fall arrest systems and the need for a rescue skiff.
156 - 1926.502 - Infeasibility of 6 foot free fall limit.
157 - 1926.502 - Enforcement of the fall protection standard and fall protection options.
158 - 1926.502 - OSHA's policy regarding the use of scaffolds as fall arrest system anchors.
159 - 1926.502 - Spacing of connections between safety net panels.
160 - 1926.502 - Installation of fall protection equipment criteria in 1926.502.
161 - 1926.502 - Manucroche Quick Connector for fall arrest systems.
162 - 1926.502 - Fall restraint system used in lieu of fall arrest systems.
163 - 1926.502 - OSHA's new fall protection standards for construction will prohibit use of safety belts with side dee rings as part of a personal fall arrest system
164 - 1926.502 - The frequency of the load measuring system when testing fall arrest equipment should be set at 500 Hz.
165 - 1926.502(d)(15) - Requirements for PRCS attendants; Fall arrest system anchorage point
166 - 1926.502(k) - Safety plans as set forth in Subpart M -- Fall Protection for the Construction Industry.
167 - 1926.502 - Compliance from OSHA for an inflatable fall arrest device.
168 - 1926.502(d)(16)(v) - Criteria for personal fall arrest systems.
169 - 1926.502(d)(16)(iv) - Criteria for personal fall arrest systems.
170 - 1926.502(d)(16)(iii) - Criteria for personal fall arrest systems.
171 - 1926.502(d) - Fall protection and pipe racks.