Roof edge protection

In the building of the Golden Gate Bridge, the danger and difficulty of the construction project also allowed for safety to take center stage.

By the 1970s, the Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) was established and began issuing standard updates for fall protection in the construction industry.

Since then, OSHA has periodically introduced and updated its requirements and recommendations for fall protection to meet the changing circumstances within the construction industry.

[6] Depending on occupational safety requirements in any given country or region, the quality of edge protection used on building and construction sites can be examined by government inspectors.

Many US federal and state laws require building contractors to implement measures to prevent workers falling from heights.