Roof Railing Requirements

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.

Roof railing requirements.

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. About ibc and osha. The two new sections addressing fall protection for walking working surfaces are 1910 28 and 1910 29.

A 20 20 foot roof terrace or five small residential balconies could easily cost 40 000 to replace or install railings. 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. Roof and balcony railings have been subject to changing regulations with successive iterations of the codes.

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. States and cities adopt ibc codes at. The employer must ensure guardrail systems meet the following requirements. Osha 1910 29 b contains system requirements that employers must follow to ensure guardrail systems will protect workers from falling to lower levels.