Openings · 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection
What is the hazard situation for Openings · 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection?
For Openings · 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection, hazard situation is Openings; standard is 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection; trigger height is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level; required protection once triggered is (i) Guardrail systems; (ii) Safety net systems; (iii) Travel restraint systems; or, (iv) 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.
(7) Openings. The employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface near an opening, including one with a chute attached, where the inside bottom edge of the opening is less than 39 inches (99 cm) above that walking-working surface and the outside bottom edge of the opening is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by the use of: (i) Guardrail systems; (ii) Safety net systems; (iii) Travel restraint systems; or, (iv) Personal fall arrest systems.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
- Hazard situation
- Openings verified
- Standard
- 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection verified
- Trigger height
- 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level verified
- Required protection once triggered
- (i) Guardrail systems; (ii) Safety net systems; (iii) Travel restraint systems; or, (iv) Personal fall arrest systems verified
- Subpart
- Subpart D —Walking-Working Surfaces verified
- CFR paragraph
- 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(7) our reading
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Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1910/subpart-D/section-1910.28