Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS 338.015(1),
(2),
29 C.F.R.
1926.750-1926.761
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
338.051(3) requires the
Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to promulgate
occupational safety and health administrative regulations and authorizes the
chairman to reference federal standards without board approval if necessary to
meet federal time requirements.
KRS
338.061 authorize the board to establish,
modify, or repeal standards and reference federal standards. This
administrative regulation establishes standards that are enforced by the
Department of Workplace Standards in construction.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "C.F.R." means Code of Federal
Regulations.
(2) "Employee" is
defined by
KRS
338.015(2).
(3) "Employer" is defined by
KRS
338.015(1).
Section 2. Except as established
in Section 1 and the requirements in Section 3 of this administrative
regulation, the construction industry shall comply with 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart
R, Steel Erection, published by the Office of the Federal Register, National
Archives and Records Administration.
Section
3. Fall Hazards.
(1)
(a) Paragraph (b) of this subsection shall
apply in lieu of
29 C.F.R.
1926.760(a)(1).
(b) Each employee engaged in a steel erection
activity who is on a walking or working surface with an unprotected side or
edge ten (10) feet or more above a lower level shall be protected from fall
hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems,
positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems.
(2)
(a)
Paragraph (b) of this subsection shall apply in lieu of
29 C.F.R.
1926.760(a)(3).
(b) Connectors and employees working in
controlled decking zones shall be protected from fall hazards in accordance
with subsection (5) of this section, respectively.
(3)
(a)
Paragraph (b) of this subsection shall apply in lieu of
29 C.F.R.
1926.760(b)(1).
(b) Each connector shall be protected in
accordance with subsection (2) of this section from fall hazards of ten (10)
feet or more above a lower level.
(4)
(a)
Paragraph (b) of this subsection shall apply in lieu of
29 C.F.R.
1926.760(b)(3).
(b) Each connector shall be provided with,
wear, and utilize, at heights of ten (10) feet or more above a lower level, a
personal fall arrest system, positioning device system, or fall restraint
system or be provided with other means of protection from fall hazards in
accordance with subsection (1) of this section.
(5)
(a)
Paragraph (b) of this subsection shall apply in lieu of
29 C.F.R.
1926.760(c).
(b) A controlled decking zone (CDZ) may be
established in that area of the structure over six (6) feet and up to ten (10)
feet above a lower level if metal decking is initially being installed and
forms the leading edge of a work area. In each CDZ:
1. Subparagraph 2 of this paragraph shall
apply in lieu of
29 C.F.R.
1926.760(c)(1);
and
2. Each employee working at the
leading edge in a CDZ shall be protected from fall hazards of ten (10) feet or
more above a lower level.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
338.051(3),
338.061
