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What is the proper distance from the roof edge for a warning line?

April 26, 2017distance line roof warning

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What is the proper distance from the roof edge for a warning line?

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15 feet from an edge to locate and mark a warning line is an OSHA interpretation which makes sense to me. The recent and long ago interpretations on roof work by non-roofing workers starting with the early one in the third edition of Dr. Ellis’ book “Introduction to Fall Protection”, indicate that 15 feet makes a non-roofing violator more noticeable than 6 or 10 feet for roofers.