Roof Railing Requirements

Osha 1910 29 b contains system requirements that employers must follow to ensure guardrail systems will protect workers from falling to lower levels.

Roof railing requirements.

The employer must ensure guardrail systems meet the following requirements. A 20 20 foot roof terrace or five small residential balconies could easily cost 40 000 to replace or install railings. 06 03 1983 1910 23 c 1 the acceptability of manhole entries through concentric cone or eccentric cone concrete pipe transition sections to underground workplaces. International building code ibc establishes minimum requirements for building systems.

For a roof railing to be effective in preventing a fall it must meet system requirements laid out in osha 1910 29. States and cities adopt ibc codes at. Guardrail height requirements 1910 29 b 1 the height of top rails must be 42 inches plus or minus 3 inches above the walking working surface. About ibc and osha.

Below are the specific osha standards and corresponding ibc codes for roof hatch safety railings. 1910 23 c 1 guardrail and toeboard requirements for antenna platforms. 1910 29 b 1 the top edge height of top rails or equivalent guardrail system members are 42 inches 107 cm plus or minus 3 inches 8 cm above the walking working surface. New railings depending on complexity and materials typically cost between 150 and 1 000 per linear foot.