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Near skylights on a solar job, OSHA says employers must guard them or have workers use what?

Personal fall protection.

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  1. Personal fall protection ✔
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Why: Panels take up roof space, so workers may squeeze past skylights. A skylight is not built to hold a person, so it needs a guard or the worker needs fall protection.

Huh, didn't know that: OSHA says some fall protection is needed at any height when a worker could fall onto dangerous machinery.

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Answer: Personal fall protection. Panels take up roof space, so workers may squeeze past skylights. A skylight is not built to hold a person, so it needs a guard or the worker needs fall protection.

  1. OSHA: Green Job Hazards, Solar Energy: Falls www.osha.gov/green-jobs/solar/falls
    employers must make sure that skylights are guarded or that workers near skylights use personal fall protection.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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