1926.500(a)(2): Work Covered by Other Fall Protection Rules
Section 1926.501 says when fall protection is required, except for work covered elsewhere: scaffolds (Subpart L), cranes and derricks (Subpart CC), steel erection (Subpart R), certain tunneling equipment (Subpart S), tank and tower erection (1926.105), power line work from aerial lifts, poles or towers (Subpart V), and stairways and ladders (Subpart X).
Official text: 29 CFR 1926.500(a)(2)
(2) Section 1926.501 sets forth those workplaces, conditions, operations, and circumstances for which fall protection shall be provided except as follows:
(i) Requirements relating to fall protection for employees working on scaffolds are provided in subpart L of this part.
Open (a)(2)(i)(ii) Requirements relating to fall protection for employees working on cranes and derricks are provided in subpart CC of this part.
(iii) Fall protection requirements for employees performing steel erection work (except for towers and tanks) are provided in subpart R of this part.
Open (a)(2)(iii)(iv) Requirements relating to fall protection for employees working on certain types of equipment used in tunneling operations are provided in subpart S of this part.
(v) Requirements relating to fall protection for employees engaged in the erection of tanks and communication and broadcast towers are provided in § 1926.105.
(vi) Subpart V of this part provides requirements relating to fall protection for employees working from aerial lifts or on poles, towers, or similar structures while engaged in the construction of electric transmission or distribution lines or equipment.
(vii) Requirements relating to fall protection for employees working on stairways and ladders are provided in subpart X of this part.
Open (a)(2)(vii)Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.500.
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OSHA interpretation letters
- Whether an employer can use a controlled access zone during curtain wall installation. (2010-03-02)
- Whether OSHA requirements prohibit working from a portable stepladder and, if not, whether fall protection is required. 29 CFR 1926.1053(b). (2007-11-28)
- Scaffolding/shoring (2005-04-11)
- Requirements for fall protection when ladder jack scaffolds are used for residential and commercial construction (2003-07-07)
- Fall protection requirements for an employee working from a ladder on a walking/working surface other than the ground. (2003-05-21)
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