The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved a new standard that aims to protect workers when they use rope-guided and non-guided workers' hoists in construction and demolition operations.
ASSI A10.22-2007—Safety Requirements for Rope-Guided and Non-Guided Workers’ Hoists-one of a series of standards focusing on construction and demolition operations. The standard establishes minimum requirements for temporary personnel hoisting systems used to transport workers to and from elevations during normal construction and demolition operations. This includes including maintenance, and is restricted to use in special situations such as work in chimneys, chimney linings, silos, towers, stacks, shafts and similar projects; when necessary to hoist or lower a person in a boatswain’s chair or equivalent; and for transportation of materials, but not along with hoisting of personnel.
ASSE serves as the secretariat for the A10 Accredited Standards Committee on construction and demolition operations. The A10 standards serve as a guide to contractors, labor and equipment manufacturers in the construction and demolition industry.
“The A10.22 standard provides important safety requirements for the protection of individuals using rope-guided and non-guided workers’ hoists while working in construction and demolition operation,” said A10 Committee Chairman and ASSE Professional Member Richard King, CSP. “The A10.22 standard is a valuable tool that encourages and supplies employers and workers with practical guidelines for providing a safer workplace.”
The A10.22-2007 standard, Safety Requirements for Rope-Guided and Non-Guided Workers’ Hoists, will be available soon in both print and electronic format.
For more information, visit: http://www.asse.org/
SOURCE ASSE
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