Note: When employees are using stilts, the top edge height of the top rail, or equivalent member, shall be increased an amount equal to the height of the stilts.
Vertical distance from working level to horizontal plane of net | Minimum required horizontal distance of outer edge of net from the edge of the working surface |
Up to 5 feet | 8 feet. |
More than 5 feet up to 10 feet | 10 feet. |
More than 10 feet | 13 feet. |
Note: If the personal fall arrest system meets the criteria and protocols contained in appendix C to subpart M, and if the system is being used by an employee having a combined person and tool weight of less than 310 pounds (140 kg), the system will be considered to be in compliance with the provisions of paragraph (d)(16) of this section. If the system is used by an employee having a combined tool and body weight of 310 pounds (140 kg) or more, then the employer must appropriately modify the criteria and protocols of the appendix to provide proper protection for such heavier weights, or the system will not be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (d)(16) of this section.
Note: This provision does not apply to cast iron manhole covers or steel grates used on streets or roadways.
29 C.F.R. §1926.502