# Repair pits, service pits, and assembly pits less than 10 feet in depth · 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection — OSHA fall protection trigger height by standard

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.

- **Hazard situation:** Repair pits, service pits, and assembly pits less than 10 feet in depth _(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:** less than 10 feet (3 m) deep _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Subpart:** Subpart D —Walking-Working Surfaces _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR paragraph:** 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(8) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (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:

## 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/).