Whether the General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act…

Filnamn: Whether the General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act requires impalement protection from protruding anchor bolts.

OSHA interpretation letter answering whether Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act requires employers to protect workers from impalement by anchor bolts protruding from concrete. It states that factors such as bolt diameter, protrusion height and fall exposure determine whether such a hazard exists.