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Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) - Table of Contents"OSHA
Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) - Table of Contents
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Standard Number: 1926.105
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Standard Title: Safety nets.
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SubPart Number: E
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SubPart Title: Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment
1(a)Safety
nets shall be provided when workplaces are more than 25 feet
above the ground or water surface, or other surfaces where the
use of ladders, scaffolds, catch platforms, temporary floors,
safety lines, or safety belts is impractical.
1(b)Where
safety net protection is required by this part, operations shall
not be undertaken until the net is in place and has been tested.
1(c)
1(c)(1)Nets
shall extend 8 feet beyond the edge of the work surface where
employees are exposed and shall be installed as close under
the work surface as practical but in no case more than 25 feet
below such work surface. Nets shall be hung with sufficient
clearance to prevent user's contact with the surfaces or structures
below. Such clearances shall be determined by impact load testing.
1(c)(2)It
is intended that only one level of nets be required for bridge
construction.
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..1926.105(d)
1(d)The
mesh size of nets shall not exceed 6 inches by 6 inches. All
new nets shall meet accepted performance standards of 17,500
foot-pounds minimum impact resistance as determined and certified
by the manufacturers, and shall bear a label of proof test.
Edge ropes shall provide a minimum breaking strength of 5,000
pounds.
1(e)Forged
steel safety hooks or shackles shall be used to fasten the net
to its supports.
1(f)Connections
between net panels shall develop the full strength of the net.
[59
FR 40729, Aug. 9, 1994; 60 FR 5131, Jan. 26, 1995; 60 FR 39243,
Aug. 2, 1995]
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Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) - Table of Contents OSHA Regulations
(Standards - 29 CFR) - Table of Contents
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FR 40141, July 25, 1997]
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