A connector is making a beam connection 34 ft above grade. Under OSHA steel erection, which fall-protection threshold has been exceeded for connector work?
Correct Answer
C) More than two stories or 30 ft, whichever is less
OSHA 1926.760(b)(1) requires connectors to be protected from fall hazards of more than two stories or 30 ft above a lower level, whichever is less. Other choices use unrelated construction thresholds or timing conditions that do not state the connector rule.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
OSHA 1926.760(b)(1) requires connectors to be protected from fall hazards of more than two stories or 30 ft above a lower level, whichever is less. Other choices use unrelated construction thresholds or timing conditions that do not state the connector rule.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Apply the More than 10 ft limit to the connector fall protection check
In metals work, More than 10 ft is the wrong selection for Connector fall protection: More than 10 ft is the wrong OSHA fall-protection number for the item asked.
Option B: Base the connector fall protection response on the 6 ft construction threshold only
The trap in B is Only the 6 ft construction threshold. That selection is wrong because Only the 6 ft construction threshold is the wrong OSHA fall-protection number for the item asked.
Option D: Base the connector fall protection response on after the final bolt is tensioned
Choice D (Only after the final bolt is tensioned) is rejected because the action skips the timing, documentation, or field-control step needed for Connector fall protection.
Memory Technique
File connector fall protection under a stormwater map: condition first, number or duty second, answer More than two stories or 30 ft, whichever is less.
Reference Hint
Open 29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart R - Steel Erection; use 29 CFR 1926.760(b)(1) to confirm that OSHA 1926.760(b)(1) requires connectors to be protected from fall hazards of more than two stories or 30 ft above a lower level, whichever is less.
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