A part owner of the Respondent also testified that it was not feasible to tie off decking workers or to utilize safety nets. Therefore he was under the impression that a fall monitoring system would satisfy the requirements of the regulation. In his opinion employees had a good fall protection program. The president of the Respondent confirmed the safety awards, adding that the company spends lots of time on safety matters. He thought nets were not practical.
New employees undergo an apprenticeship, including safety and fall protection procedures.
The Respondent now uses safety lines and harnesses. On the other hand Respondent contends that the workers on the roof were doing leading edge work, and that the requirements of Subpart M of the regulations discuss various other fall protection plans. There also the company was installing roofing decking. There was no fall protection. Nets were not used because they were difficult and expensive.