Fall Protection Plan for roofing, framing, and steel contractors in New Mexico.
If the subcontract's safety exhibit lists a Fall Protection Plan, the safety director will read it. Give them one written for the job, not a manual with the name changed.
What GCs in New Mexico 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 New Mexico, the plan's state section covers what New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau and local GCs ask about beyond the federal baseline.
- New Mexico enforces the state program, which adopts federal 1926 with state additions.
The structure follows 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M (.500 to .503), so the sections a reviewer expects are in the order they expect them.
It says on page one that the plan was prepared from your answers and that you adopt and implement it. Reviewers trust that more than a badge that no agency issues.
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 New Mexico roofing and framing subs
- What is the fall protection trigger height in New Mexico?
- Federal OSHA requires fall protection at 6 feet above a lower level in construction, and New Mexico 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 New Mexico?
- New Mexico runs its own state plan, enforced by New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau, so the plan follows federal 1926 plus the state's additions. Your plan is written for the project address, and where New Mexico 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.