Fall Protection

In 2007, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) began working with a fall protection stakeholder group to consolidate the fall protection requirements located in Chapter 296-155 WAC, Safety Standards for Construction Work, into one coherent set of requirements. DOSH is merging Parts C-1 and K, creating one location where fall protection requirements would be located for construction. In addition, DOSH asked the stakeholder group to help identify any technical changes needed due to industry developments and to ensure that any gap in current fall protection requirements would be addressed and rectified by this rule update. Throughout the process, clear and concise language in the proposal was a focal point. The changes were adopted 2/4/2013 and became effective on 4/1/2013.

4/1/2013	Rule Changes Effective
2/4/2013	Adoption (Rule-Making Order CR-103) Adopted Rule Language Response to Public Comments (CES)
10/24/2012	Comments Due
10/17/2012	Public Hearing
10/16/2012	Public Hearing
8/21/2012	Proposed Rulemaking (CR 102) Proposed Rule Language Small Business Economic Impact Statement (SBEIS)
4/4/2006	Preproposal (CR-101)