Ss_1218-0197 (06-23-2010)-2

SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR THE
FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS CRITERIA AND
PRACTICES (29 CFR 1926.502) AND TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS (29 CFR 1926.503)1
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB)
CONTROL NO. 1218-0197 (June 2010)

JUSTIFICATION
1. Explain the circumstances that make the collection of information necessary. Identify any legal or
administrative requirements necessitate the collection. Attach a copy of the appropriate section of each
statute and regulation mandating or authorizing the collection of information.

The main objective of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) is to “assure so far as
possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and
to preserve our human resources” (29 U.S.C. 651). To achieve this objective, the OSH Act
specifically authorizes “the development and promulgation of occupational safety and health
standards” (29 U.S.C. 651). In addition, the OSH Act specifies that “[e]ach employer shall
make, keep and preserve, and make available to the Secretary . . . such records . . . as the
Secretary . . . may prescribe by regulation as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of this
Act . . .” (29 U.S.C. 657).
Under the authority granted by the OSH Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) published the construction standards on Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices
(29 CFR 1926.502) and Training Requirements (29 CFR 1926.503) to protect workers from
workplace fall hazards. Items 2 and 12 below list and describe the specific information
collection requirements of these standards.
2. Indicate how, by whom, and for what purpose the information is to be used. Except for a new collection,
indicate the actual use the Agency has made of the information received from the current collection.

The standard on Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices (29 CFR 1926.502) ensures that
employers provide required fall protection for their workers working in the construction
industry. The Standard recognizes the vast variation in construction fall hazards and accordingly
includes several optional solutions. Depending on job-site conditions, employers may choose to
comply with requirements for guardrail systems, safety-net systems, personal fall arrest systems,
positioning device systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems or controlled access
zones, and combinations of these abatement strategies. In further recognition of the flexibility
needed to address fall hazards in construction, specific standards include optional components.
In order to ensure the options provide workers their full measure of fall protection, the Standard
requires the employer to prepare certifications. Accordingly, the Standard has the following
paperwork requirements: Paragraphs (c)(4)(ii) and (k) of 29 CFR 1926.502, specify certification
of safety nets and development of fall protection plans, respectively.
Safety-net use is a fall protection option available to construction employers. Paragraph
(c)(4)(ii) of 29 CFR 1926.502, which addresses the certification of safety nets, is an option

within the option to use these nets. This paragraph is available to employers who demonstrate
that performing a drop test on safety nets is unreasonable. This provision allows such employers
to certify that their safety nets and the installation of these nets protect workers at least as well as
safety nets that have met the drop-test criteria. The employer must complete the certification
process prior to using such a net for fall protection, and the certificate must include the following
information: Identification of the net and the type of installation used for the net; the date that
the certifying party determined that the net and its installation would meet the drop-test criteria
specified by the Standard; and the signature of the party making this determination. The most
recent certificate must be available at the jobsite for inspection, thereby providing a means for
workers and OSHA compliance officers to verify that the safety net and its installation comply
with the impact requirements of the Standard. The use of safety nets, not to be confused with
debris nets designed only to trap debris, has declined in construction due to the increased
efficiency of computer aided fall protection preplanning and technical improvements in personal
fall arrest and guardrail systems. Increasingly, project owners and insurance carriers are
requiring that all workers use conventional fall protection, primarily personal fall arrest systems,
on their construction projects.
The fall protection plans specified in paragraph (k) of 29 CFR 1926.502 are available as an
option to employers who have workers engaged in leading-edge work, precast-concrete-erection
work, or residential construction. To exercise this option, these employers must provide
evidence that using only conventional fall protection systems is infeasible or is more hazardous
than the fall protection alternative described in the plan. The employer must ensure that: A
“qualified 2 ” person” prepares an up-to-date plan for a specific jobsite; a copy of the current,
approved plan is at the jobsite; a “competent person” 3 supervises implementation of the plan;
and the qualified person approves any revisions made to the plan, including revisions made to
the plan as a result of investigating a fall, or serious fall-related incident as required by paragraph
(k)(10) of this Standard. In addition, the employer must ensure that the plan: Documents the
basis for determining that conventional fall protection equipment is infeasible or is more
hazardous than the fall protection alternative; includes a discussion of other measures that the
employer will take to reduce or eliminate the fall hazard for workers who do not use
conventional fall protection systems; identifies each jobsite location where the employer cannot
use conventional fall protection systems, and designates these locations as controlled access
zones; and provides the name or other identifier for each worker authorized to work in a
controlled access zone. The Agency has identified two trends that have lessened industry
reliance on the fall protection plan option. Computer aided fall protection preplanning
improvements continue to couple with technical advances to make conventional fall protection
more efficient and effective. Many construction employers are achieving what is called “100%
2

Paragraph (m) of §1926.32 specifies that a “qualified person” is “one who, by possession of a recognized
degree, certificate, or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, training, and experience, has
successfully demonstrated [their] ability to solve or resolve problems relating to the subject matter, the work, or the
project.”
3

Paragraph (f) of §1926.32 reads that a “competent person” is one who is capable of identifying existing
and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to
employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.”

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tie-off” for their elevated workers because of these trends and the insistence of project owners
and insurers.
The training certification requirement specified in paragraph (b) of 29 CFR 1926.503 documents
the training provided to workers potentially exposed to fall hazards. In this regard, a competent
person must train these workers to recognize fall hazards and in the use of procedures and
equipment that minimize these hazards. 4 An employer must verify compliance with this training
requirement by preparing and maintaining a written certification record that contains the: Name
or other identifier of the worker receiving the training; the date(s) of the training; and the
signature of the competent person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer. 5
Under paragraph (c) of this Standard, employers must retrain workers who they have reason to
believe do not have the required understanding and skills. In this regard, employers must
provide retraining when: Changes occur in the workplace or in the types of fall protection
systems or equipment that are sufficient to render the previous training obsolete; or inadequacies
in an worker’s knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the worker
lacks the requisite understanding or skill. It is the Agency’s understanding that fall protection
training is done on a cyclic or as needed basis for groups of workers rather than done for each
worker.
3. Describe whether, and to what extent, the collection of information involves the use of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses, and the basis for the decision for adopting this means of
collection. Also, describe any consideration of using information technology to reduce burden.

Employers may use improved information technology when establishing and maintaining the
required records. OSHA wrote the paperwork requirements of these standards in performanceoriented language, i.e., in terms of what data to collect, not how to collect the data.
4. Describe efforts to identify duplication. Show specifically why any similar information already available
cannot be used or modified for use for the purposes described in Item A.2 above.

The requirements to collect and maintain information are specific to each employer and worker
involved, and no other source or agency duplicates these requirements or can make the required
information available to OSHA (i.e., the required information is available only from employers).
4

Paragraph (a)(2) of this provision requires employers to ensure that its competent person is qualified in the
following areas: the nature of fall hazards present at the worksite; correct procedures for erecting, maintaining,
disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems that workers will use; the use and operation of guardrail
systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety-net systems, warning-line systems, safety-monitoring systems,
controlled-access zones, and other protections that workers will use; the functions of workers in the fall protection
plan, including their functions in safety-monitoring systems when used; the limitations on the use of mechanical
equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; the correct procedures for handling and
storing fall protection equipment and materials, and for erecting overhead protection; and is qualified in the
standards contained in subpart M (“Fall protection).”
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This provision allows an employer, who relies on training conducted by another employer or on training
that a worker completed prior to the effective date of these standards, to enter the date on the certificate on which the
employer determined that this training met the requirements of this provision.

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5. If the collection of information impacts small businesses or other small entities, describe any methods used
to minimize burden.

The information collection requirements of these standards do not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
6. Describe the consequence to federal program or policy activities if the collection is not conducted or is
conducted less frequently, as well as any technical or legal obstacles to reducing burden.

OSHA standards recognize several methods of addressing construction fall hazards including
options for some listed methods. The standards ensure that employers, exercising certain fall
protection options (safety-nets, fall protection plans), provide required fall protection for their
workers. The standards also recognize the broad requirement for fall protection training.
Therefore, these standards require that employers:
• certify the safety-nets and installations, if they demonstrate that it is unreasonable to conduct
drop tests on safety-nets and their installations;
• develop fall protection plans, if they perform leading-edge work, precast-concrete-erection
work, or residential construction, and provide evidence that using conventional fall protection
equipment is infeasible or creates a greater hazard; and,
• certify training records that demonstrate that their workers can identify fall hazards and know
how to use fall protection procedures and equipment to minimize these hazards.
OSHA believes that these requirements are necessary to verify that employers are providing
workers with protection from fall hazards as required by these standards.
7. Explain any special circumstances that would cause an information collection to be conducted in a manner:
•

requiring respondents to report information to the agency more often than quarterly;

•
requiring respondents to prepare a written response to a collection of information in fewer than 30
days after receipt of it;
•

requiring respondents to submit more than an original and two copies of any document;

•
requiring respondents to retain records, other than health, medical, government contract, grant-inaid, or tax records for more than three years;
•
in connection with a statistical survey, that is not designed to produce valid and reliable results that
can be generalized to the universe of study;
•
requiring the use of a statistical data classification that has not been reviewed and approved by
OMB;
•
that includes a pledge of confidentiality that is not supported by authority established in statute or
regulation, that is not supported by disclosure and data security policies that are consistent with the pledge, or
which unnecessarily impedes sharing of data with other agencies for compatible confidential use; or

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•
requiring respondents to submit proprietary trade secret, or other confidential information unless
the agency can demonstrate that it has instituted procedures to protect the information's confidentiality to the
extent permitted by law.

No special circumstances exist that require employers to collect information in the manner, or
using the procedures, described in this Item.
8. If applicable, provide a copy and identify the date and page number of publication in the Federal Register
of the agency's notice, required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on the information collection prior to
submission to OMB. Summarize public comments received in response to that notice and describe actions
taken by the agency in response to these comments. Specifically address comments received on cost and hour
burden.
Describe efforts to consult with persons outside the agency to obtain their views on the availability of data,
frequency of collection, the clarity of instructions and recordkeeping, disclosure, or reporting format (if any),
and on the data elements to be recorded, disclosed, or reported.
Consultation with representatives of those from whom information is to be obtained or those who must
compile records should occur at least once every 3 years - - even if the collection of information activity is the
same as in prior periods. There may be circumstances that may preclude consultation in a specific situation.
These circumstances should be explained.

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), OSHA
published a notice in the Federal Register on April 30, 2010 (75 FR 22844, Docket No. OSHA2010-0008) requesting public comments on its proposal to extend the Office of Management and
Budget’s approval of the information collection requirements specified by the Standard on Fall
Protection Systems Criteria and Practices (29 CFR 1926.502), and Training Requirements (29
CFR 1926.503). This notice was part of a preclearance consultation program that provided the
general public and government agencies with an opportunity to comment. The Agency received
no comments in response to its notice.
9. Explain any decision to provide any payment or gift to respondents, other than reenumeration of
contractors or grantees.

The Agency will not provide payments or gifts to the respondents.
10. Describe any assurance of confidentiality provided to respondents and the basis for the assurance in
statute, regulation, or agency policy.

The paperwork requirements specified in these standards do not require the collection of
confidential information.
11. Provide additional justification for any questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and
attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. This justification should
include the reason why the agency considers the questions necessary, the specific uses to be made of the
information, the explanation to be given to persons from whom the information is requested, and any steps to
be taken to obtain their consent.

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The paperwork requirements specified in these standards do not require the collection of
sensitive information.
12. Provide estimates of the hour burden of the collection of information. The statement should:


Indicate the number of respondents, frequency of response, annual hour burden, and an explanation
of how the burden was estimated. Unless directed to do so, agencies should not conduct special
surveys to obtain information on which to base hour burden estimates. Consultation with a sample
(fewer than 10) of potential respondents is desirable. If the hour burden on respondents is expected
to vary widely because of differences inactivity, size, or complexity, show the range of estimated hour
burden, and explain the reasons for the variance. Generally, estimates should not include burden
hours for customary and usual business practices.



If this request for approval covers more than one form, provide separate hour burden estimates for
each form and aggregate the hour burdens.



Provide estimates of annualized cost to respondents for the hour burdens for collections of
information, identifying and using appropriate wage-rate categories. The cost of contracting out or
paying outside parties for information collection activities should not be included here. Instead, this
cost should be included in Item 14.

Burden-hour and Cost Determinations
Burden hour determinations: In analyzing the information collection requirements for
construction fall protection and training, OSHA relied on the U.S. Census Bureau, 2007
Economic Census, Construction Industry Series, issued in 2008 and 2009. The series includes
establishment and worker population data distinguished by six digit North American Industrial
Classification Systems (NAICS) Codes. OSHA relies on the latest series available for industry
23, “Construction.” Appendices A-C detail which NAICS construction industries are affected by
the certification of safety nets, fall protection plans and training certification.
Cost Determinations:
The Agency determined average wage rate for a construction supervisor using average hourly
earning, including benefits, to represent the cost of worker time. For the relevant occupational
categories, mean hourly earnings from the Employer Cost for Employee Compensation,
September 2006, table 12, U.S. Department of Labor, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics have
been adjusted to reflect the fact that fringe benefits comprise of about 29.6% of total
compensation in the private sector. Since wages are the remaining 70.4% of worker
compensation, wages are multiplied by 1.4 (1/0.704) to estimate full worker hourly
compensation. The costs of labor used in this analysis, $29.46, are; therefore, estimates of total
hourly compensation.

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Table 1
Summary of Burden Hours and Costs
Collection of Information

Certification of Safety Nets and SafetyNet Installations (§1926.502(c)(4)(ii))
Fall Protection Plan (§1926.502(k))
Certification of Training (§1926.503(b))
Federal Access to Records
Totals

Current
Burden Hours

Requested
Burden
Hours

Difference

23

179

156

$5,273

974

963

-11

$28,370

481,885

455,166

1,200

800

484,082

457,108

-26,719
-400
-26,974

Costs

$13,409,190
$23,568
$13,466,401

Certification of Safety Nets and Safety-Net Installations (§ 1926.502(c)(4)(ii))
OSHA estimates that, each year, 2,237 construction employers will choose to use and certify
safety nets and safety-net installations instead of performing drop tests (See Appendix A). On
September 30, 2009, OSHA issued CPL 02-01-046 rescinding its de mnimis enforcement “policy
relating to requirements regarding: (1) fully planked or decked floors or nets, which was
announced in OSHA Instruction CPL 02-01-034 (formerly CPL 2-1.34), issued March 22,
2002…” The rescission of the de minimis policy forces employers subject to the steel erection
requirements to choose between using safety nets or floors that are either fully planked or
decked. The Agency anticipates that only a small number of employers faced with this choice
will choose nets and that many of those will choose to certify worthiness rather than drop test the
nets. The Agency is aware that technology and practice will adjust this estimate, but in
anticipation of market recovery and using a conservative estimate, the Agency calculates that
half the steel erectors will choose this option and that few other employers will continue their
usage. The Agency; therefore, estimates that 2,237 net certifications will require a designated
competent person 5 minutes (.08 hour) to prepare the certificate annually. Therefore, the total
burden hours and cost for this requirement are:
Burden hours: 2,237 net certifications x .08 hour = 179 hours
Cost: 179 hours x $29.46 = $5,273
Fall Protection Plan (§ 1926.502(k))
The Agency estimates that the frequency of the fall protection-plan option in construction has
fallen considerably due to the increased sophistication of fall protection equipment and computer
aided preplanning. The Agency has been requested to rescind STD 03-00-001, which allows for
four limited categories of activity in residential construction the use of an unwritten fall
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protection plan. The Agency is considering this request. With the continually increasing
sophistication of fall protection systems and preplanning technology, the market conditions, and
the uncertainty over the rescission, if any, the Agency provides conservative estimates of this
burden. Almost certainly, the estimates will be revised lower until the market stabilizes.
However, for those employers who still opt to use a fall protection plan, the sample fall
protection plan found in subpart M (“Fall Protection”), Appendix E provides them an expedient
means for creating a plan electronically or even with “paper and pencil.” OSHA estimates that
963 establishments who have workers engaged in leading-edge work, precast-concrete-erection
work, or residential construction will use the fall protection option (See Appendix B). OSHA
assumes that a qualified person requires one hour developing a plan for a specific work site.
Therefore, the total burden hours and cost for this requirement are:
Burden hours: 963 plans x 1 hour = 963 hours
Cost: 963 hours x $29.46= $28,370
Certification of Training (§ 1926.503(b))
OSHA estimates that 379,305 construction establishments will require fall protection training
and retraining each year for their workers (See Appendix C). The Agency recognizes that fall
protection training is not individualized but presented to groups of workers at cyclic or regular
intervals. With the current market conditions, each employer may average 15 such presentations
a year. Certification of the training sign-in roster is the usual form of certification. Accordingly,
OSHA estimates that there will be 5,689,575 construction fall protection training sessions per
year. The Agency assumes that a competent person takes 5 minutes (.08 hour) to prepare each
training certification. Therefore, the total burden hours and cost for this requirement are:
Burden hours: 5,689,575 certifications x .08 hour = 455,166 hours
Cost: 455,166 hours x $29.46 = $13,409,190
Federal Access to Records
These standards do not specify expressly that an employer must provide the required
certifications or fall protection plan to an OSHA compliance officer during the inspection.
Compliance officers infrequently cite employers for violations of these 29 CFR part 1926,
subpart M standards. The Agency’s inspection data indicate that between October 1, 2000, and
September 30, 2009, § 1926.502(c)(4) has been cited once; § 1926.502(k) has been cited 107
times; and § 1926.503(b) has been cited 1,027 times. In comparison, during the same time
frame, the data show 10,315 citations for violations of the fall protection training program
requirement. Compliance offers generally request the records, where applicable from employers,
after their investigation show the lack of jobsite fall protection compliance. In particular:
citations for violations of the fall protection plan requirement are few because the plan is an
option limited to leading edge, precast, or residential construction work; and citations for
violations of the safety net certification requirement are few because use of safety nets is an
option, which provides a further option to of either drop testing or certifying the worthiness of
the net system. Additionally, Agency data for FY 2009 show that 10,283 Federal citations were
issued that year for all violations of construction fall protection standards, 29 CFR part 1926,
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subpart M. The data indicate that 7,118 Federal inspections generated the 10,283 citations.
Therefore, the maximum number of potential requests for 29 CFR part 1926, subpart M
certification records was limited to 7,118 in FY 2009. Because of the condition of the
construction market and the lack of data collection on inspections where the conditions were
found to be in compliance OSHA overestimates that 10,000 requests more accurately represents
the upper limit for certification records requests.
The Agency estimates that an employer would spend 5 minutes (.08 hour) responding to the
requested records during the inspection. (Note: The Agency assumes that this response would
cover the location of other documents that a compliance officer may request, i.e., fall protection
plans and certification of safety nets and safety-net installations, because employers would likely
co-locate all documents pertaining to their fall protection program.) Therefore, the total annual
burden hours and cost for this requirement are:
Burden hours: 10,000 inspections x .08 hour = 800 hours
Cost: 800 hours x $29.46 = $23,568
13. Provide an estimate of the total annual cost burden to respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the
collection of information. (Do not include the cost of any hour burden shown in item 12 and 14.)


The cost estimate should be split into two components: (a) A total capital and start-up cost
component (annualized over its expected useful life); and (b) a total operation and maintenance and
purchase of services component. The estimates should take into account costs associated with
generating, maintaining, and disclosing or providing the information. Include descriptions of
methods used to estimate major cost factors including system and technology acquisition, expected
useful life of capital equipment, the discount rate(s), and the time period over which costs will be
incurred. Capital and start-up costs include, among other items, preparations for collecting
information such as purchasing computers and software; monitoring, sampling, drilling and testing
equipment; and record storage facilities.



If cost estimates are expected to vary widely, agencies should present ranges of cost burdens and
explain the reasons for the variance. The cost of purchasing or contracting out information collection
services should be a part of this cost burden estimate. In developing cost burden estimates, agencies
may consult with a sample of respondents (fewer than 10), utilize the 60-day pre-OMB submission
public comment process and use existing economic or regulatory impact analysis associated with the
rulemaking containing the information collection, as appropriate.



Generally, estimates should not include purchases of equipment or services, or portions thereof,
made: (1) Prior to October 1, 1995; (2) to achieve regulatory compliance with requirements not
associated with the information collection; (3) for reasons other than to provide information or keep
records for the government; or (4) as part of customary and usual business or private practices.

Item 12 lists the total cost to employers of complying with the information collection
requirements specified in these standards.
14. Provide estimates of the annualized cost to the Federal Government. Also, provide a description of the
method used to estimate cost, which should include quantification of hours, operational expenses (such as
equipment, overhead, printing and support staff), and any other expense that would not have been incurred
without this collection of information. Agencies also may aggregate cost estimates from Items 12, 13, and 14
into single table.

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As noted in Item 12 above, Federal OSHA data show that 7,118 construction inspections for FY
2009 resulted in 10,283 citations for violations of construction’s 29 CFR part 1926, subpart M
requirements. Analysis of the data shows that a much smaller number of citations were issued
for violations of the certification requirements, § 1926.502(c)(4)(ii) yielded no citations; §
1926.502(k) yielded 9 citations; and § 1926.503(b) yielded 180 citations. Taking 189 citations
as a percent of all fall protection citations and applying that ratio to the total of all fall protection
inspections suggest that about 130 inspections in FY 2009 involved requests for the
certifications. Accordingly, due to the lack of data collection for in compliance inspects and
because of the condition of the construction market, the Agency overestimates that 500
inspections could result in requests for the certifications annually. OSHA also estimates that a
compliance officer (GS-12/5), at an hourly wage rate of $40.66, would spend 5 minutes (.08
hour) during each of 500 inspections requesting and reviewing records maintained by employers
covered by these standards. OSHA considers other expenses, such as equipment, overhead, and
support staff salaries, as normal operating expenses that would occur without the collection of
information requirements specified by these standards. Accordingly, the annual cost to the
Federal government for OSHA compliance officers to request and review these records is:
Cost: 500 inspections x .08 hour x $40.66 = $1,626
15. Explain the reasons for any program changes or adjustments.

The Agency is requesting an adjustment decrease of 26,974 burden hours (from 484,082 to
457,108 hours). One primary reason is due to training certification under § 1926.503(b); OSHA
is conservatively estimating the frequency reduction caused by the construction market decline.
The Agency estimates that a construction establishment might, at the most, hold 15 courses
requiring attendance roster certification a year. This compares to 20 courses each when the
industry was at peak activity. Consequently the burden is lower.

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Table 2
Summary of Burden Hour Adjustments

Collection of
Information
Certification of Safety
Nets and Safety-Net
Installations -1926.502(c)(4)(ii)

Current
Burden
Hours

23

Requested
Burden
Hours

Adjustments

Changes

156

OSHA estimates a modest
increase in safety net use by
certification as a result of
rescinding the de minimis steel
erection fall protection policy for
using personal fall arrest in lieu
of the net or flooring.

179

Fall Protection Plan –
1926.502(k)

Certification of
Training –
1926.503(b)

974

963

481,885

455,166

-11

-26,719

Federal Access to
Records

Totals

1,200

800

484,082

457,108

-400

The Agency decreased the
number of fall protection plans
from 974 to 963 based on
estimates that technological
improvements make them a less
attractive option to the industry.
Although there was an increase
in the number of establishments
(from 301,178 to 379,305), the
Agency reduced the groups of
employees trained from 20 to 15.
Analysis of FY 2009 and a longer
term look at construction fall
protection certification citations
in addition to the decline in
construction indicate a significant
decline in inspections involving
requests for the fall protection
certifications.

-26,974

16. For collections of information whose results will be published, outline plans for tabulations and
publication. Address any complex analytical techniques that will be used. Provide the time schedule for the
entire project, including beginning and ending dates of the collection of information, completion of the report,
publication dates, and other actions.

OSHA will not publish the information collected under these standards.
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17. If seeking approval to not display the expiration date for OMB approval of the information collection,
explain the reasons that display would be inappropriate.

There are no forms on which to display the expiration date.
18.

Explain each exception to the certification statement in ROCIS.

OSHA is not seeking an exception to the certification statement in ROCIS.

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Appendix A: Certification of Safety Nets and Safety Net Installation .502(c)(4)(ii)
Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices (29 CFR part 1926, subpart M)
OMB Control No. 1218-0197 (February 2010)
2007
NAICS
code
236115

Meaning of 2007 NAICS code
New single-family general
contractors

236116

New multifamily housing
construction (except operative
builders)

236117
236118

Number of
establishments

Average number
of construction
workers

%
Establishments
Affected

Total
Affected (C3C33 times
N3-N33)

61,134

156,228

0.000%

0

2,808

22,835

0.025%

1

New housing operative builders
Residential remodelers

32,538
74,171

83,621
177,094

0.025%
0.025%

8
19

236210

Industrial building construction

1,929

50,221

0.500%

10

236220

Commercial and institutional
building construction

36,083

359,303

0.500%

180

237110

Water and sewer line and related
structures construction

10,506

149,326

0.025%

3

237120

Oil and gas pipeline and related
structures construction

1,955

121,412

0.025%

0

5,289
8,716

148,104
43,714

0.025%
0.000%

1
0

10,519

261,797

0.100%

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4,077

52,813

0.100%

4

237990

Power and communication line and
related structures construction
Land subdivision
Highway, street, and bridge
construction
Other heavy and civil engineering
construction

238110

Poured concrete foundation and
structure contractors

24,303

257,137

0.100%

24

238120
238130
238140

Structural steel and precast concrete
contractors
Framing contractors
Masonry contractors

3,848
19,060
23,308

73,079
132,733
186,652

50.000%
0.025%
0.025%

1924
5
6

238150
238160
238170

Glass and glazing contractors
Roofing contractors
Siding contractors

5,183
16,204
10,052

37,222
142,651
34,815

0.000%
0.250%
0.000%

0
41
0

238190

Other foundation, structure, and
building exterior contractors

5,099

34,478

0.000%

0

238210

Electrical contractors and other
wiring installation contractors

72,761

636,129

0.000%

0

91,693

713,030

0.000%

0

6,828

97,989

0.000%

0

21,031

265,238

0.000%

0

237130
237210
237310

238290

Plumbing, heating, and airconditioning contractors
Other building equipment
contractors

238310

Drywall and insulation contractors

238220

Appendix A: Certification of Safety Nets and Safety Net Installation .502(c)(4)(ii)
Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices (29 CFR part 1926, subpart M)
OMB Control No. 1218-0197 (February 2010)
2007
NAICS
code
238320
238330
238340

Meaning of 2007 NAICS code
Painting and wall covering
contractors
Flooring contractors
Tile and terrazzo contractors

238350

Finish carpentry contractors

238390

Other building finishing contractors

238910
238990

Number of
establishments

Average number
of construction
workers

%
Establishments
Affected

Total
Affected (C3C33 times
N3-N33)

35,619
14,575
11,824

174,276
49,085
54,754

0.000%
0.000%
0.000%

0
0
0

38,574

123,240

0.000%

0

6,212

44,478

0.000%

0

Site preparation contractors

43,520

343,251

0.000%

0

All other specialty trade contractors

28,653

167,037

0.000%

0
2,237

14

2007 NAICS
code
236115

236116
236117
236118
236210
236220
237110
237120
237130
237210
237310
237990
238110
238120
238130
238140
238150
238160
238170
238190
238210
238220
238290
238310
238320
238330
238340
238350
238390
238910

Appendix B: Fall Protection Plans .501(b)(2), (12), (13)
Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices (29 CFR part 1926, subpart M)
OMB Control No. 1218-0197 (February 2010)
Average number
%
Number of
of construction
Establishments
Meaning of 2007 NAICS code
establishments
workers
Affected
New single-family general
contractors
61,134
156,228
0.050%
New multifamily housing
construction (except operative
builders)
2,808
22,835
0.050%
New housing operative builders
32,538
83,621
0.025%
Residential remodelers
74,171
177,094
0.025%
Industrial building construction
1,929
50,221
0.000%
Commercial and institutional
building construction
36,083
359,303
0.025%
Water and sewer line and related
structures construction
10,506
149,326
0.000%
Oil and gas pipeline and related
structures construction
1,955
121,412
0.000%
Power and communication line
and related structures construction
5,289
148,104
0.000%
Land subdivision
8,716
43,714
0.000%
Highway, street, and bridge
construction
10,519
261,797
0.050%
Other heavy and civil engineering
construction
4,077
52,813
0.000%
Poured concrete foundation and
structure contractors
24,303
257,137
0.025%
Structural steel and precast
concrete contractors
3,848
73,079
0.050%
Framing contractors
19,060
132,733
02.5%
Masonry contractors
23,308
186,652
0.000%
Glass and glazing contractors
5,183
37,222
0.000%
Roofing contractors
16,204
142,651
02.5
Siding contractors
10,052
34,815
0.000%
Other foundation, structure, and
building exterior contractors
5,099
34,478
0.000%
Electrical contractors and other
wiring installation contractors
72,761
636,129
0.000%
Plumbing, heating, and airconditioning contractors
91,693
713,030
0.000%
Other building equipment
contractors
6,828
97,989
0.000%
Drywall and insulation contractors
21,031
265,238
0.000%
Painting and wall covering
contractors
35,619
174,276
0.000%
Flooring contractors
14,575
49,085
0.000%
Tile and terrazzo contractors
11,824
54,754
0.000%
Finish carpentry contractors
38,574
123,240
0.000%
Other building finishing
contractors
6,212
44,478
0.000%
Site preparation contractors
43,520
343,251
0.000%

Total Affected
(C3-C33 times
N3-N33)
31

1
8
19
0
9
0
0
0
0
5
0
6
2
477
0
0
405
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2007 NAICS
code
238990

Appendix B: Fall Protection Plans .501(b)(2), (12), (13)
Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices (29 CFR part 1926, subpart M)
OMB Control No. 1218-0197 (February 2010)
Average number
%
Number of
of construction
Establishments
Meaning of 2007 NAICS code
establishments
workers
Affected
All other specialty trade
contractors
28,653
167,037
0.000%

16

Total Affected
(C3-C33 times
N3-N33)
0
963

2007 NAICS
code
236115
236116
236117
236118
236210
236220
237110
237120
237130
237210
237310
237990
238110
238120
238130
238140
238150
238160
238170
238190
238210
238220
238290
238310
238320
238330
238340
238350
238390
238910
238990

Appendix C: Certification of Fall Protection Training .503(b)
Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices (29 CFR part 1926, Subpart M)
OMB Control No. 1218-0197 (February 2010)
Average
number of
%
Number of
construction
Establishments
Meaning of 2007 NAICS code
establishments
workers
Affected
New single-family general contractors
61,134
156,228
100.000%
New multifamily housing construction (except
operative builders)
2,808
22,835
100.000%
New housing operative builders
32,538
83,621
100.000%
Residential remodelers
74,171
177,094
100.000%
Industrial building construction
1,929
50,221
100.000%
Commercial and institutional building
construction
36,083
359,303
100.000%
Water and sewer line and related structures
construction
10,506
149,326
15.000%
Oil and gas pipeline and related structures
construction
1,955
121,412
15.000%
Power and communication line and related
structures construction
5,289
148,104
0.000%
Land subdivision
8,716
43,714
0.000%
Highway, street, and bridge construction
10,519
261,797
25.000%
Other heavy and civil engineering construction
4,077
52,813
25.000%
Poured concrete foundation and structure
contractors
24,303
257,137
50.000%
Structural steel and precast concrete contractors
3,848
73,079
25.000%
Framing contractors
19,060
132,733
75.000%
Masonry contractors
23,308
186,652
25.000%
Glass and glazing contractors
5,183
37,222
75.000%
Roofing contractors
16,204
142,651
100.000%
Siding contractors
10,052
34,815
50.000%
Other foundation, structure, and building
exterior contractors
5,099
34,478
50.000%
Electrical contractors and other wiring
installation contractors
72,761
636,129
50.000%
Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning
contractors
91,693
713,030
50.000%
Other building equipment contractors
6,828
97,989
50.000%
Drywall and insulation contractors
21,031
265,238
25.000%
Painting and wall covering contractors
35,619
174,276
25.000%
Flooring contractors
14,575
49,085
0.000%
Tile and terrazzo contractors
11,824
54,754
0.000%
Finish carpentry contractors
38,574
123,240
0.000%
Other building finishing contractors
6,212
44,478
25.000%
Site preparation contractors
43,520
343,251
0.000%
All other specialty trade contractors
28,653
167,037
10.000%

Total Affected
(C3-C33 times
N3-N33)
61,134
2,808
32,538
74,171
1,929
36,083
1,576
293
0
0
2,630
1,019
12,152
962
14,295
5,827
3,887
16,204
5,026
2,550
36,381
45,847
3,414
5,258
8,905
0
0
0
1,553
0
2,865
379,305