29 CFR Part 1926
§ 1926.104 — Safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards
OSHA 1926 · Subpart E — Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment. Full current text with cross-references on BuildSpec.
§ 1926.104 Safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards. (a) Lifelines, safety belts, and lanyards shall be used only for employee safeguarding. Any lifeline, safety belt, or lanyard actually subjected to in-service loading, as distinguished from static load testing, shall be immediately removed from service and shall not be used again for employee safeguarding. (b) Lifelines shall be secured above the point of operation to an anchorage or structural member capable of supporting a minimum dead weight of 5,400 pounds. (c) Lifelines used on rock-scaling operations, or in areas where the lifeline may…
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