Osha Requirements For Flooring Installers

The occupational safety and health administration osha has outlined relatively new safety regulations for flooring.

Osha requirements for flooring installers. Employers must comply with all applicable osha standards. Reducing falls during residential construction. Osha standards frequently cited during fy 2013 inspections of roofing contractors naics 238160 rank by number of citations issued categories standard 1 duty to have fall protection 1926 501 2 ladder safety 1926 1053 3 fall protection training requirements. 1752 floor laying and other floor work not elsewhere classified special trade contractors primarily engaged in the installation of asphalt tile carpeting linoleum and resilient flooring.

Department of labor s occupational safety and health administration osha is scheduled to release new rules for walking and working surfaces 29 cfr part 1910 that raise the bar for floorcare safety and inspection. Osha s mission is to ensure that employees work in a safe and healthful environment by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training outreach education and assistance. Installing roof trusses fact sheet osha fs 3477 2011 english. This industry also includes special trade contractors engaged in laying scraping and finishing parquet and other hardwood flooring.

Pdf fall protection. Subpart d of 29 cfr part 1910 walking and working surfaces sets forth general industry requirements for employers to protect employees from. In august 2013 the u s. Osha regulates walking and working surfaces under standard 1910 22.

Thank you for your july 11 2019 letter to the occupational safety and health administration osha regarding the applicability of osha s construction standards in 29 cfr part 1926 to employers engaged in certain commercial sign installation activities. Although osha s current standard 1910 22 was published in 1971 there is a provision 1910 22 a 2 that requires employers to maintain floors in a clean and so far as possible dry condition. 1910 22 definition of a floor building official and plates of approved design 04 03 1996 1910 22 evaluating hazardous levels of accumulation depth for combustible dusts 04 21 2015. Reducing falls during residential construction.

Html pdf osha fs 3582 2013 spanish. David hickey international sign association 1001 north fairfax street suite 301 alexandria va 22314.