Roof Inspection Fall Protection Requirements

How does osha define short duration within the context of 1926 500 a 1 and when would or could the length of an inspection or investigation negate the intent of the fall protection exemption. The hoisting storage application and removal of roofing materials and equipment including related insulation sheet metal and vapor barrier work but not including the construction of the roof deck in general osha s fall protection standard 1926 501 requires that each employee on a walking working surface horizontal and vertical surface with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet 1 8 m or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail. With regard to fall protection requirements applicable to the construction work itself 1926 501 b 10 low slope roofs requires conventional fall protection a combination of a monitoring system and warning line or on roofs of 50 feet or less in width a monitoring system alone i e without a warning line be used.