2014 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 23 - Labor
§ 23-492.07 Fall protection plan; applicability

23-492.07. Fall protection plan; applicability

(Conditionally Rpld.)

A. Every employer whose employees engage in residential construction activities six feet or more above lower levels shall prepare and implement a written fall protection plan which reduces or eliminates fall hazards for employees engaged in residential construction activities six feet or more above lower levels as follows:

1. The employer may develop a single fall protection plan covering all construction operations. The fall protection plan shall be prepared by a qualified person and the plan must be maintained up to date. The plan shall document the identity of the qualified person.

2. Any changes to the fall protection plan shall be approved by the qualified person. The identity of the qualified person shall be documented.

3. A copy of the fall protection plan with all approved changes shall be maintained at the job site.

4. The implementation of the fall protection plan shall be under the supervision of a competent person. The plan shall document the identity of the competent person.

5. The fall protection plan shall identify all fall hazards six feet or more above lower levels. If a worksite has a fall hazard that is not covered in the written fall protection plan, the qualified person shall develop a supplement to the written fall protection plan to cover the fall hazard.

6. The fall protection plan shall include a written discussion of all measures that will be taken to reduce or eliminate the fall hazard for workers exposed to fall hazards six feet or more above lower levels.

7. The fall protection plan shall identify each location that will be classified as a controlled access zone and the employer shall comply with section 23-492.08.

8. Where no alternative measures have been implemented, the employer shall implement a safety monitoring system that complies with section 23-492.08.

9. The fall protection plan must include a statement providing the name or other method of identification for each employee who is designated to work in a controlled access zone. No other employees may enter controlled access zones.

10. In the event an employee falls, or some other related serious incident occurs such as a near miss or an arrested fall, the employer shall investigate the circumstances of the fall or other incident to determine if the fall protection plan needs to be amended and shall implement those changes to prevent similar types of falls or incidents.

B. In addition to the requirements in subsection A of this section, when it can be shown that the use of personal fall protection systems to protect employees working fifteen feet or more above lower levels is infeasible or creates a greater hazard, the employer shall include in the written fall protection plan the following:

1. The fall protection plan shall be prepared by a qualified person and developed specifically for the site where the construction work is being performed. The employer may develop a single site fall protection plan for sites where the construction operations are essentially identical.

2. The fall protection plan shall document the reasons why the use of personal fall protection systems is infeasible or creates a greater hazard.

3. The fall protection plan shall identify each location where personal fall protection systems cannot be used. These locations shall then be classified as controlled access zones and the employer must comply with the provisions of section 23-492.08.