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Fall protection citations for bridge construction

Summary Regional staff asked whether to cite two bridge contractors for failing to provide fall protection. OSHA's construction compliance office concurred with issuing one citation to each under the general duty clause, 29 CFR 1926.95(a), or a grouped citation. The memo concerns those named employers, and OSHA labels it an archive document.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Document number
1994-04-21
Date issued
April 21, 1994
Status
Archived by the agency
OSHA labels this an archive document and warns that it may no longer represent current policy.
Status last verified October 10, 2026
Topics
Workplace Safety OSHA 1926 Fall Protection Construction
Source
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NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

April 21, 1994

MEMORANDUM FOR: WILLIAM Q. WIEHRDT
Assistant Regional Administrator
Technical Support

THROUGH: H. BERRIEN ZETTLER
Deputy Director
Directorate of Compliance Programs

FROM: ROY F. GURNHAM, Director
Office of Construction and
Maritime Compliance Assistance

SUBJECT: Request for Review of Potential 5(a)(1) Citations for
Fall Protection in Steel Erection

We have reviewed your requests to issue citations to P.S. Deppe Construction, Inc. and to Halverson Midwest Joint Venture for failure to provide fall protection during bridge construction. We concur with your request to issue one citation under either section 5(a)(1) or 1926.95(a) (or grouped together into one citation) to each employer.

If you have any further questions please contact me (at extension 150) or Mr. Dale Cavanaugh (at extension 149) of my staff at (202) 219-8136.

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