OSHA & Florida Compliance Calendar: What's Required & How Often
event_available What's required — and how often
Compliance isn't one-and-done — once a hazard exists, keeping it in check is an ongoing duty. The cadence: fall-arrest gear (harnesses, lanyards, SRLs) is inspected before every use under §1910.140, with a documented check yearly (ANSI Z359 best practice). Rope-descent and window-washing anchors get a yearly qualified-person inspection and certification at least every 10 years (§1910.27(b)). Walking surfaces, guardrails, stairs and edges must be inspected ‘regularly’ under §1910.22(d) — we recommend semi-annually (yearly at a minimum), and quarterly for parking decks and high-traffic coastal surfaces where salt air speeds the wear. Structural recertification runs on the building's age.
priority_high The top 5 failures & the deadlines
The five things that fail most on South-Florida buildings: (1) unprotected roof edges and low-slope rooftop access; (2) corroded or uncertified rooftop anchors; (3) spalling concrete walkways, balconies and parking decks; (4) guardrails that miss 42″ or 200 lb of strength; (5) caged fixed ladders not yet retrofitted. The deadlines already on the clock: now — new and replaced fixed ladders must already use a fall-arrest or ladder-safety system, and rope-descent anchors need a current (10-year) certification on file; every year — the rope-descent anchor inspection; at the building's age — the Florida Milestone at 30 years (25 near salt water) then every 10, plus the Miami-Dade (30/25) and Broward (25) county recertifications; and November 18, 2036 — every fixed ladder over 24 ft must have a fall-arrest or ladder-safety system.
event_repeat How we keep you on schedule
You can't track all of that building-by-building from a spreadsheet — so we do it for you. La Gala puts your property on a documented inspect-and-maintain schedule: gear and anchor checks, PE-sealed certifications through our engineering partner, walking-surface walkthroughs, and the records to prove every one — turning a pile of deadlines into one predictable line item. Start with a free assessment.
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