With OSHA’s new Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) standard comes some new requirements for protecting workers in “hoist areas”. Paragraph (b)(2) establishes fall protection requirements for workers who work in “hoist areas” that are four (4) feet or more above a lower level. The final rule defines a “hoist area” as an elevated access opening to a walking-working surface through which equipment or materials are loaded or received (final § 1910.21(b)). Paragraph (b)(2)(i) requires employers to protect workers in hoist areas from falls by: