Roof Access Regulations

09 28 2006 1910 23 inspection guidance for inpatient healthcare settings osh act of 1970 section 5 a 1 06 25 2015.

Roof access regulations.

Where a stairway is provided to a roof access to the roof shall be provided through a penthouse complying with section 1510 2 of the california building code. Photo courtesy of the bilco co. Osha has set forth regulations codifying the steps building owners must take to protect roof openings including roof hatches. This article will explain these options and discuss the penalties for nonconformity.

Access to setback roof areas may be through a door or window opening to the roof. Providing proper instruction as well as having an adequate rescue plan in place are required and the building owners liability. These standards are flexible providing multiple options for maintaining compliance. The hatches should also be insulated well to prevent frost and condensation accumulation.

In buildings four or more stories or more than 40 feet 12 192 mm in height above grade one stairway shall extend to the roof surface through a stairway bulkhead complying with section 1509 2 unless the roof has a slope steeper than 20 degrees 0 35 rad. In any situation where the roof of a building has no edge protection a building owner needs to secure the safety of the people who have to access the roof. Most roof access hatches are made of galvanized steel or aluminum. 1910 23 guarding requirements for skylights and grandfather provisions for buildings constructed over twenty years ago.