Tree branches, utility line conductors, cables, tower legs, cross bracing, and lattice work are considered lower levels by OSHA.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not sure
• D. Not applicable

Answer: (B)

A fall protection concept is about where a fall would end. A lower level is the surface below your working area that a fall could reach—ground, a floor, a lower platform, a pit, or similar surfaces. The items listed—tree branches, utility line conductors, cables, tower legs, cross bracing, and lattice work—are parts of elevated structures or obstacles on them. They are not themselves the surface used as a lower level in the sense OSHA defines; they’re components of the elevated work area. So while you may be working near or on these elements and still need fall protection, they aren’t considered “lower levels.”