2014 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 23 - Labor
§ 23-492.02 Residential construction fall protection; exception

23-492.02. Residential construction fall protection; exception

(Conditionally Rpld.)

A. An employer must provide fall protection as prescribed by this article for every employee who engages in residential construction activities six feet or more above lower levels. Each employee who is engaged in residential construction activities fifteen feet or more above lower levels shall be protected by personal fall protection systems, unless otherwise provided in this article. If the employer demonstrates that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use personal fall protection systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan that meets the requirements of section 23-492.07.

B. No building structure, or part thereof, or any temporary support or scaffolding in connection therewith shall be subjected to any load beyond its design load strength, unless the employer determines, based on information received from a qualified person who is experienced in structural design, that the structure or portion of the structure is capable of safely supporting the load. For the purpose of this subsection, " design load strength" means the load bearing capacity of a structural member computed on the basis of the allowable stress that is assumed in the design.

C. This article does not apply when an employee is making an inspection, investigation or assessment of workplace conditions before the start of actual construction work or after all construction work has been completed as provided in 29 Code of Federal Regulations section 1926.500(a)(1).