Fall Protection Plan for roofing, framing, and steel contractors in Texas.
The Fall Protection Plan is the document Roofing, framing, and steel contractors in Texas submit most often and rewrite most often. Here it is generated from the project details in one pass.
What GCs in Texas 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.
In Texas, Federal OSHA is the enforcing agency. Where the state has its own requirement on this subject, the plan carries a Texas section that says so.
- Federal OSHA standards apply to private construction; the state preempted local rest-break ordinances in 2023.
- Heat is the first thing a Texas GC's safety director asks about between May and September.
Reviewers check for named people with a basis, hazards matched to scope, and a signature page. All three are built in, written to 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M (.500 to .503).
Nothing here is OSHA-approved, because nothing is. What you get is a plan that names the right people, matches the scope, and is signed by you.
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
$149, ready in about two minutes after you answer, with your logo on every page.
Questions from Texas roofing and framing subs
- What is the fall protection trigger height in Texas?
- Federal OSHA requires fall protection at 6 feet above a lower level in construction, and Texas 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 Texas?
- Private construction in Texas is covered by federal OSHA (Federal OSHA (Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Lubbock, and San Antonio area offices)). Your plan is written for the project address, and where Texas 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.