This new NEP on falls covers:
- Roof top mechanical work/maintenance
- Utility line work/maintenance (electrical, cable)
- Arborist/tree trimming
- Holiday light installation
- Road sign maintenance/billboards
- Power washing buildings (not connected to painting)
- Gutter cleaning
- Chimney cleaning
- Window cleaning
- Communication Towers
For other non–construction work activities where a worker is observed working at height, an inspection may be initiated upon approval by area office management. The goal of this NEP is to significantly reduce or eliminate unprotected worker exposures to fall–related hazards in all industries that can result in serious injuries and deaths.
OSHA’s goal will be accomplished by a combination of enforcement (which includes hazard–based inspection targeting and optional locally–generated
programmed targeting in construction as outlined in Appendix A), outreach to employers, and compliance assistance. OSHA anticipates that most of the
inspections will occur in construction because the majority of the fatal falls to lower levels each year occur on construction worksites.
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