(a) Scope and Application.
(1) This section shall apply only to roofing
work on new production-type residential construction with roof slopes 3:12 or
greater.
(2) This section does not
apply to custom-built homes, re-roofing operations, roofing replacements or
additions on existing residential dwelling units.
NOTE: For other roofing operations and slopes less than
3:12, see Section
1730.
(b) Definitions.
Custom-built home. A single detached housing unit built
under a single contract.
Eaves. The lowest edge of a sloped roof.
Production-type residential construction. Any new
residential housing unit that is not a custom-built home.
Roof. The exterior surface on the top of a building. This
does not include floors or formwork which, because a building has not been
completed, temporarily become the top surface of a building.
Roof slope. For the purposes of this section, the incline
angle of a roof surface, given as a ratio of the vertical rise to the
horizontal run. For example, a 4:12 roof has 4 feet of vertical rise for 12
feet of horizontal run.
Roof work. The loading and installation of roofing
materials, including related insulation, sheet metal that is integral to the
roofing system, and vapor barrier work, but not including the construction of
the roof deck.
(c) Fall
protection for roofing work.
(1) Roof Slopes
3:12 through 7:12: Employees shall be protected from falling when on a roof
surface where the eave height exceeds 15 feet above the grade or level below by
use of one or any combination of the following methods:
(A) Personal Fall Protection (Section
1670).
(B) Catch Platforms [Section
1724(c)]
.
(C) Scaffold Platforms [Section
1724(d)]
.
(D) Eave Barriers [Section
1724(e)]
.
(E) Standard Railings and
Toeboards (Article 16).
(F) Roof
Jack Systems [Section
1724(a)]
.
(2) Roof Slopes Steeper
than 7:12: Employees shall be protected from falling by methods prescribed in
Subsections (c)(1)(A), (B), (C), or (E) regardless of
height.
(d) Training.
(1) In addition to training required by
Sections
1509 and
3203, each affected employee shall
be trained to ensure specific awareness of the fall hazards associated with
roofing work, including, but not limited to:
(A) Work on or near gable ends,
(B) Slipping hazards,
(C) Roof holes and openings,
(D) Skylights,
(E) Work on ladders and scaffolds,
(F) Access to roof,
(G) Placement and location of materials on
the roof,
(H) Impalement hazards,
and
(I) Care and use of fall
protection systems.
(2)
Documentation of employee training shall be maintained as required by Section
3203 of the General Industry Safety
Orders.
Notes
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, §
1731
1. New
section filed 3-2-2007; operative 4-1-2007 (Register 2007, No.
9).
Note: Authority cited: Section
142.3, Labor
Code. Reference: Section
142.3, Labor
Code.
1. New section filed
3-2-2007; operative 4-1-2007 (Register 2007, No. 9).