fall protection
March 13, 2025
Cal/OSHA Amends Residential Construction Fall Protection Standard
California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) has amended its fall protection standards in residential construction and roofing. The amendments include making the fall protection height standard 6 feet instead of 15 feet, making it more uniform to align with federal OSHA standards, and removing the term “impractical” and replacing it with “infeasible” within certain fall protection requirements. This...
January 24, 2024
OSHA’s Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Construction Standards in Fiscal Year 2023
OSHA maintains records on the most frequently cited standards from worksite inspections for each fiscal year and compiles a list within particular industries. The latest records outline the top 10 standards cited within the construction industry during fiscal year 2023 (October 2022 through September 2023) and the total number of violations for each standard. By...