Interpretations

• 02/26/09 Climbing Rebar
• 07/14/08 Construction Activity -vs- Maintenance Work
• 06/04/07 Warning Lines
• 05/10/07 Fall Protection chip trailers
• 05/07/07 Fall protection while refueling vehicles
• 10/21/05 Guardrails, stair railings, parapets
• 04/04/03 Fall Protection During Building Maintenance
• 08/16/02 Distance from edge tie off question
• 07/05/02 Comparing prussik knots to mechanical grab devices
• 07/16/01 Fall Protection Requirements for Working on Cell Phone Towers
• 09/01/00 Body Belts in Aerial Lifts
• 06/16/98 Body harness vs. belts in Electrical Power Work
• 11/13/97 Rail Car Workers
• 05/20/97 Fall Protection in Electrical Power work
• 04/07/97 Fall protection in confined spaces
• 11/18/96 Catch platforms
• 06/17/96 Fall protection and return-to-work programs
• 02/28/96 Fall protection temporary and fixed work platforms

Program Directives

• Fall Protection: Aerial Lifts Used in Construction
• Fall Protection: Communication Tower Construction Activities
• Fall Protection: General Industry
• Focused Inspections In Construction
• Guardrail Height in General Industry

Fact Sheets/Hazard Alerts/Technical Notes

• 10/16/08 Fact Sheet: Using Warning Lines: Construction Industry Best Practices, Spanish Version
  Como usar líneas de advertencia: Buenas prácticas en la industria de la construcción
• 04/04/08 Hazard Alert: Roof skylight fall -skylight floor opening and hole to be guarded
• 10/12/07 Fact Sheet: Using Warning Lines: Construction Industry Best Practices
• 06/13/06 Hazard Alert: Gravity kills, Be alert for fall hazards
• 08/19/05 Fact Sheet: Walking-Working Surfaces, Standard Railings
• 09/20/04 Federal OSHA Hazard Alert: Hazards of Misusing Wire Form Anchorage Connectors for Fall Protection
• 05/10/96 Technical Note: Rescue descent equipment

Publications

• Fall Protection for the Construction Industry
• Fall Protection: Options for specialty contractors
• Fall Protection: Options for specialty contractors - Russian language
• Fall Protection: Safe practices for setting and bracing wood trusses and rafters
• Fall Protection: Safe practices for setting and bracing wood trusses and rafters (Russian)
• Fall Protection: Safe practices for setting floor joists, sheathing/decking, and constructing exterior walls
• Protección Contra Caídas: Prácticas seguras para instalación de vigas en el piso, trabajos de revestimiento de cubiertas y construcción de paredes exteriores
• Protección Contra Caídas: Prácticas Seguras para Instalar y Reforzar Armaduras de Cubierta y Cabios de Madera
• Protección Contra Caídas: Opciones para Contratistas Especializados
• Scaffolds: Temporary elevated work platforms

Education

• 301 - Introduction to Fall Protection
  • Workbook

Related information

• NECA-IBEW Online training

Video/DVD Library

Fall protection Video/DVD available on our Resource Center secure web site