Utah has adopted the federal safety and health regulations for protection from slips, trips, and falls (walking and working surfaces) in general industry workplaces (R614-1-4) and has adopted its own rules for falls that are stricter than federal rules.
The Utah Labor Commission/Division of Occupational Safety and Health (UOSH) administers and enforces safety and health rules for private and public sector workplaces in the state.
Except when their use creates a greater hazard, lifelines and safety harnesses must be provided for and used by workers engaged in window washing, in securing or shifting thrust-outs, inspecting or working on overhead machines supporting scaffolds or other high rigging, and on steeply pitched roofs. They must be provided and used by:
Every lifeline and safety harness must be inspected by the superintendent or an authorized representative, by the worker before it is used, and at least once a week while in use (R614-1-6(D)).
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