# Holes · 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection — OSHA fall protection trigger height by standard

For Holes · 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection, hazard situation is Holes; standard is 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection; trigger height is more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels; required protection once triggered is personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes; subpart is Subpart M —Fall Protection, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Hazard situation:** Holes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Standard:** 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Trigger height:** more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Required protection once triggered:** personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Subpart:** Subpart M —Fall Protection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR paragraph:** 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (4) Holes. (i) Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1926/subpart-M/section-1926.501

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/).