Annual Fall-Protection Inspection Requirements

fact_check What gets inspected

Fall-protection gear and anchors aren't install-and-forget. OSHA requires personal fall-arrest equipment to be inspected before each use (and removed from service when defective or after any fall), and rope-descent anchorages to be inspected annually and certified at least every 10 years. OSHA itself sets no fixed annual interval for ordinary fall-arrest gear — that annual cadence comes from ANSI Z359 and the manufacturer.

schedule How often

Harnesses, lanyards and connectors get a documented periodic inspection — annually is the widely-followed ANSI Z359 / manufacturer practice, not an OSHA mandate — while RDS anchorages follow the 10-year certification clock. In a coastal climate, UV and salt shorten the life of webbing and hardware, so treat those intervals as maximums.

event_repeat How we keep it current

La Gala sets up a documented inspect-and-maintain program — gear checks, anchor load tests and certifications through our PE partner, and the records to prove it — so your fall-protection system stays compliant year-round instead of lapsing between projects.

Got this on a citation — or want to get ahead of it?

Our PE partner certifies it, our field team inspects it, and La Gala Construction fixes it — under one contract. Start with a comprehensive, no-obligation assessment, or build a custom compliance plan in two minutes.

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Window-washing or swing-stage crews on your facade? Start with tie-back anchor inspection & load testing.