# Dangerous equipment · 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection — OSHA fall protection trigger height by standard

For Dangerous equipment · 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection, hazard situation is Dangerous equipment; standard is 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection; trigger height is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above dangerous equipment; required protection once triggered is (A) Guardrail systems; (B) Safety net systems; (C) Travel restraint systems; or (D) Personal fall arrest systems; subpart is Subpart D —Walking-Working Surfaces, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Hazard situation:** Dangerous equipment _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Standard:** 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Trigger height:** 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above dangerous equipment _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Required protection once triggered:** (A) Guardrail systems; (B) Safety net systems; (C) Travel restraint systems; or (D) Personal fall arrest systems _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Subpart:** Subpart D —Walking-Working Surfaces _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR paragraph:** 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (6) Dangerous equipment. The employer must ensure: (i) Each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment is protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system, unless the equipment is covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard. (ii) Each employee 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above dangerous equipment must be protected from falling by: (A) Guardrail systems; (B) Safety net systems; (C) Travel restraint systems; or (D) Personal fall arrest systems.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1910/subpart-D/section-1910.28

Last verified: 2026-09-14. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [OSHA fall protection trigger height by standard](https://referencesource.org/osha-fall-protection-trigger-height-by-standard/).