Apply current OSHA fall protection requirements (29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)) for residential steep-slope roofing work performed 6 feet or more above a lower level.

Steps

1. Confirm the work is residential construction covered by 1926.501(b)(13) and that workers are exposed to a fall of 6 feet or more.
2. Provide conventional fall protection — guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems (PFAS) — as the default requirement under current OSHA enforcement guidance (STD 03-11-002, effective since 2011, which rescinded the earlier interim compliance guidelines for residential construction).
3. Where conventional fall protection is demonstrably infeasible or creates a greater hazard, develop and implement a written, site-specific fall protection plan meeting 1926.502(k), including documented justification.
4. Do not rely on slide guards/roof brackets alone as compliant fall protection under current enforcement; if used, they should supplement — not substitute for — a conventional system or an approved written plan.
5. Confirm compliance directly against the current directive text at osha.gov (STD 03-11-002 and related residential fall protection guidance) rather than older secondhand summaries, since this directive has been clarified over time.