# COMAR Title 09 — Maryland Department of Labor

## Subtitle 12 — Division of Labor and Industry

### Chapter 25 — Maryland Occupational Safety and Health—Fall Protection in Steel Erection

**Authority:** Labor and Employment Article, §§2-106(b)(4) and 5-312, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: June 25, 2001 (28:12 Md. R. 1105)

**Administrative History:** Regulations .01—.03 repealed and new Regulations .01, .02 adopted effective September 30, 2002 (29:19 Md. R. 1524)

#### Regulation .01 Scope.

*COMAR 09.12.25.01*

This chapter applies to the steel erection activities set forth in 29 CFR §1926.750.

#### Regulation .02 Requirements.

*COMAR 09.12.25.02*

Except for connectors and employees performing leading edge work in a controlled decking zone, fall protection requirements for employees performing steel erection activities, from a location between 10 feet up to and including 15 feet in height are provided for in 29 CFR §1926.28(a). Fall protection requirements for employees performing steel erection activities above 15 feet are provided for in Subpart R, 29 CFR §§1926.760 and 1926.761. Fall protection requirements for connectors and employees performing leading edge work in a controlled decking zone are provided for in Subpart R, 29 CFR §§1926.760 and 1926.761.