Dangerous equipment · 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection
What is the hazard situation for Dangerous equipment · 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection?
For Dangerous equipment · 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection, hazard situation is Dangerous equipment; standard is 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection; trigger height is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above dangerous equipment; required protection once triggered is guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, or safety net systems; subpart is Subpart M —Fall Protection, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(8) Dangerous equipment. (i) Each employee less than 6 feet (1.8 m) above dangerous equipment shall be protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by guardrail systems or by equipment guards. (ii) Each employee 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above dangerous equipment shall be protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, or safety net systems.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
- Hazard situation
- Dangerous equipment verified
- Standard
- 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection verified
- Trigger height
- 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above dangerous equipment verified
- Required protection once triggered
- guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, or safety net systems verified
- Subpart
- Subpart M —Fall Protection verified
- CFR paragraph
- 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(8) our reading
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Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1926/subpart-M/section-1926.501