# Overhand bricklaying and related work · 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection — OSHA fall protection trigger height by standard

For Overhand bricklaying and related work · 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection, hazard situation is Overhand bricklaying and related work; standard is 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection; trigger height is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels; required protection once triggered is guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or shall work in a controlled access zone; subpart is Subpart M —Fall Protection, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Hazard situation:** Overhand bricklaying and related work _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Standard:** 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Trigger height:** 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Required protection once triggered:** guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or shall work in a controlled access zone _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Subpart:** Subpart M —Fall Protection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR paragraph:** 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(9) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (9) Overhand bricklaying and related work. (i) Except as otherwise provided in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1926.501#p-1926.501(b)> paragraph (b) of this section, each employee performing overhand bricklaying and related work 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or shall work in a controlled access zone. (ii) Each employee reaching more than 10 inches (25 cm) below the level of the walking/working surface on which they are working, shall be protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.

## 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.
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