b'OSHA Industry StandardsOSHA standards have been updated to reflect industry fall protection requirements. Fall Protection OSHA standards are central to the use of this Rooftop Safety Audit.Discussions on roof safety can be overwhelming regarding OSHA regulations, inspections, and regional standards. Kee Safety can assist you with a full understanding of the OSHA codes that are applicable to your specific rooftop safety concerns .1 Access Points: 1910.28(b)(3)(iv)Each employee is protected from falling intoa ladder way, floor hole, or ladder way platform hole by a guardrail system and toe boards erected on all exposed sides, except at theentrance to the hole, where a self-closing gateor an offset must be used**Chains are no longer permitted for use as a fallprotection system on rooftop access points.2 Rooftop Openings: 1910.28(b)(3)(i)Each employee is protected from falling throughany hole (including skylights) that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level by one or more of the following: Covers Guardrail Systems Travel Restraint Systems Personal Fall Arrest System3 Unprotected Edges: 1910.28(b)(13)When work is performed less than 6 feet (1.6 m) from the roof edge, the employer must ensure each employee is protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, travel restraint system, or personal fall arrest system. When work is performed at least 6 feet (1.6 m) but less than 15 feet (4.6 m) from the roof edge, the employer must ensure each employee is protected from falling by using a guardrail system, safety net system, travel restraint system, or personal fall arrest system. The employer may use a designated area when performing work that is both infrequent and temporary. When work is performed 15 feet (4.6 m) or more from the roof edge, the employer must: protect each employee from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, travel restraint system, or personal fall arrest system or a designated area.The employer is not required to provide any fall protection, provided the work is both infrequent and temporary; and implement and enforce a work rule prohibiting employees from going within 15 feet (4.6 m) of the roof edge without using fall protection in accordance with paragraphs (b)(13)(i) and (ii) of this section.Key OSHA Terms: Definition of Temporary and InfrequentInfrequent means that the work is performed occasionally. Infrequent work is usually performed once a year, once a month, or as needed. Examples include annual equipment maintenance, replacing batteries monthly or quarterly, and responding to occasional equipment breakdowns.Daily, regular, or routine tasks are not infrequent.Temporary means that the work is brief or short. Temporary work takes less time than the time it takes to set up conventional fall protection. Temporary tasks usually take less than two hours to complete and are not complicated. These tasks can be completed in a single visit without having to climb up and down multiple times. Examples include changing a filter in a rooftop HVAC system, replacing a part on a satellite dish, and resealing the flashing around a skylight.66'