Repair pits, service pits, and assembly pits less than 10 feet in depth · 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection
What is the hazard situation for Repair pits, service pits, and assembly pits less than 10 feet in depth · 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection?
For Repair pits, service pits, and assembly pits less than 10 feet in depth · 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection, hazard situation is Repair pits, service pits, and assembly pits less than 10 feet in depth; standard is 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection; trigger height is less than 10 feet (3 m) deep; required protection once triggered is The use of a fall protection system is not required for a repair pit, service pit, or assembly pit that is less than 10 feet (3 m) deep; subpart is Subpart D —Walking-Working Surfaces, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(8) Repair pits, service pits, and assembly pits less than 10 feet in depth. The use of a fall protection system is not required for a repair pit, service pit, or assembly pit that is less than 10 feet (3 m) deep, provided the employer:
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
- Hazard situation
- Repair pits, service pits, and assembly pits less than 10 feet in depth verified
- Standard
- 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection verified
- Trigger height
- less than 10 feet (3 m) deep verified
- Required protection once triggered
- The use of a fall protection system is not required for a repair pit, service pit, or assembly pit that is less than 10 feet (3 m) deep verified
- Subpart
- Subpart D —Walking-Working Surfaces verified
- CFR paragraph
- 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(8) 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