each employee engaged in a steel erection activity · 1926.760 Fall protection
What is the hazard situation for each employee engaged in a steel erection activity · 1926.760 Fall protection?
For each employee engaged in a steel erection activity · 1926.760 Fall protection, hazard situation is each employee engaged in a steel erection activity; standard is 1926.760 Fall protection; trigger height is more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level; required protection once triggered is guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems; subpart is Subpart R —Steel Erection, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(1) Except as provided by <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1926.760#p-1926.760(a)(3)> paragraph (a)(3) of this section, each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level shall be protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
- Hazard situation
- each employee engaged in a steel erection activity verified
- Standard
- 1926.760 Fall protection verified
- Trigger height
- more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level verified
- Required protection once triggered
- guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems verified
- Subpart
- Subpart R —Steel Erection verified
- CFR paragraph
- 29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1) our reading
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Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1926/subpart-R/section-1926.760