R 408.15836 Fall protection.

Rule 5836. (1) An employer shall ensure that a personal fall arrest or travel restraint system that meets the requirements in General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 33 "Personal Protective Equipment," as referenced in R 408.15812, shall be worn and attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift. (2) Any occupant of an aerial work platform described in R 408.15802(a) and (c) and Figures 1 and 3 shall use a personal fall arrest system. A personal fall arrest system shall only be used where the aerial lift is designed to withstand the vertical and lateral loads caused by an arrested fall. (3) An employee may use a body support with a lanyard, or other means of connection, and the anchorage connector and anchorage arranged so that the employee is not exposed to any fall distance. An employee is required to use a travel restraint system where the aerial lift cannot withstand the vertical and lateral loads imposed by an arrested fall. (4) An employee shall be prohibited from belting off to an adjacent pole, structure, or equipment while working from an aerial work platform. (5) An employer shall not allow employees to exit an elevated aerial work platform, except where elevated work areas are inaccessible or hazardous to reach. Employees may exit the platform with the knowledge and consent of the employer. When employees exit to unguarded work areas, fall protection shall be provided and used as prescribed in General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 33 "Personal Protective Equipment," as referenced in R 408.15812. Compiler’s Note: R 408.15836 is being revised. In addition, the proposed rule set is correcting the rule catch line. The current catch line has unnecessary formatting that is being deleted.