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08/03/1999 - Protection of impalement hazards: rebar and other hazards. |
 | | That provision requires that, "all protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, shall be guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement." You point to a portion of that memo that you believe indicates that we have interpreted this provision to require protection from all sharp protruding objects, not just rebar. |
 | | We observed that exposure to impalement from rebar or other sharp protrusions is a recognized hazard in the construction industry. |
 | | In a January 5, 1997, memorandum from this office, we stated that we would consider protective devices (covers or wooden troughs) for rebar that are capable of withstanding at least 250 pounds dropped from a height of ten feet to be adequate to meet the §1926.701(b) rebar requirements. |
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