Fall Protection Plan for roofing, framing, and steel contractors in Michigan.
You need a Fall Protection Plan for a job in Michigan. You do not need a consultant, a three-day turnaround, or a Word file from 2014.
What GCs in Michigan check for
GCs on roofing, framing, steel, and precast scopes want to see which systems you use where, who the competent person is, how a suspended worker gets down, and the training record. If you plan to use warning lines or a safety monitor, they want the 502(k) reasoning in writing.
Because the project is in Michigan, the plan's state section covers what MIOSHA and local GCs ask about beyond the federal baseline.
- MIOSHA enforces its own construction safety standards (Part numbers, not 1926 subparts) and its own written-program rules.
Nothing in it is boilerplate you have to hunt through: the hazards come from your tasks and equipment, the controls from a library written to 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M (.500 to .503).
Competent persons, the nearest hospital, the muster point, and the emergency chain are all in it, because those are the lines a reviewer checks first.
What’s inside
- 1.Purpose and scope
- 2.Qualified and competent persons
- 3.Fall hazards identified for this project
- 4.Fall protection systems in use
- 5.Anchor points and equipment inspection
- 6.Infeasibility narrative (1926.502(k)), when selected
- 7.Rescue plan
- 8.Training
- 9.Signatures
It costs $149, takes about 15 minutes, and comes back in Word and PDF with a Spanish copy.
Questions from Michigan roofing and framing subs
- What is the fall protection trigger height in Michigan?
- Federal OSHA requires fall protection at 6 feet above a lower level in construction, and Michigan follows that baseline. Your GC may require more, and the plan applies the stricter requirement.
- Do I need a qualified person?
- Only for engineered anchorages, horizontal lifelines, or a fall protection plan under 1926.502(k) where guardrails, nets, and harnesses are infeasible. The wizard asks; if you name one, the plan includes the signed 502(k) section.
- Does a fall protection plan have to be state-specific in Michigan?
- Michigan runs its own state plan, enforced by MIOSHA, so the plan follows federal 1926 plus the state's additions. Your plan is written for the project address, and where Michigan has its own rule on the subject the plan says so and applies the stricter requirement.
- Is this OSHA-approved?
- No document is. OSHA and the state programs do not approve written plans; they inspect against them. This plan is prepared from your answers, says so on page one, and you adopt and implement it. That is what a GC's safety director is checking for.
- How long does it take?
- About 15 minutes of questions on your phone, then the documents generate in under two minutes. Word and PDF, English and Spanish, with your logo on the cover.
- What if the GC asks for changes?
- Edit your answers and regenerate as often as you like for 30 days at no charge. Every version stays downloadable. If it is not what you needed, reply to any of our emails within 30 days for a full refund.