Fall Protection Plan for roofing, framing, and steel contractors in Minnesota.
Roofing, framing, and steel contractors in Minnesota get asked for a Fall Protection Plan before the first day on site. This one is prepared from your answers in about 15 minutes.
What GCs in Minnesota 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.
The plan is written for a Minnesota project address, so the Minnesota requirements a GC in Minneapolis-St. Paul expects to see are included, not left for you to add.
- MNOSHA enforces the state program; Minnesota requires an AWAIR written program for construction employers.
- Minnesota has a heat and cold exposure rule for indoor work and a strong cold-stress expectation outdoors.
The structure follows 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M (.500 to .503), so the sections a reviewer expects are in the order they expect them.
The sample pages on this site are for a fictional electrical sub; your plan reads the same way with your project, your GC, and your crew.
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
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Questions from Minnesota roofing and framing subs
- What is the fall protection trigger height in Minnesota?
- Federal OSHA requires fall protection at 6 feet above a lower level in construction, and Minnesota 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 Minnesota?
- Minnesota runs its own state plan, enforced by Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA), so the plan follows federal 1926 plus the state's additions. Your plan is written for the project address, and where Minnesota 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.