Fallprotec & Tie Down product range complies with the following standards that outline the requirements for working at height.
The OSHA 1910 subpart D concerns "Walking Working Surfaces ".
The standard detail "general industry" safety regulations and apply to most worksites, while OSHA 1926 concerns construction sites.
OSHA 1910 is an applicable law and must therefore be followed by the eployer and or building owner.
The standard has several chapters, which covers general defintion, access ladders, guardrails, fall protection equipment, training requirements etc.
OSHA 29 CFR 1926 subpart M lays out the requirements and criteria for fall protection in construction workplaces.
The standard covers the obligations of the employers.
It describes also the possible safety systems to protects the sworkers against the risk of falls (safety nets, guardrail, engineered fall protection, PPE etc.)
"Specifications and Design Requirements for Active Fall Protection Systems" is a standard for qualified persons, so they can design engineered horizontal lifelines and or anchorage systems.
The standard gives clear indications with regards to the minimum breaking strength, safety factors, calculation on fall clearance etc.
"Definitions and Nomenclature Used for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest". This standard defines clearly all the terms used in the Z359 code. Facilitates the understanding of the following standards.
"The Fall Protection Code" gives Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest
Systems, Subsystems and Components. The standard covers program managment, system design; training,qualification and testing as well as component or system specifications.
"Minimum Requirements for a Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program"
The standards sets the “…minimum requirements of a fall protection program that will enable an employer to identify, evaluate, eliminate, or control fall hazards in the workplace.”
The standards also provides guidance on the inspection, maintenance, and storage of fall protection and rescue equipment, their removal from service
"Safety Requirements for Lanyards and Positioning Lanyards", covers the design, testing & marking of active fallprotection lanyard with energy absorber and fall restraint lanyards.
Safety Requirements for Assisted-Rescue and Self-Rescue Systems, Subsystems and Components
"Qualification and Verification Testing of Fall Protection Products". The standard specifies requirements for qualification and verification testing of ANSI/ASSP products in order to homogenise the test reports of all manufacturers.
Product testing must be performed y an ISO17025 accredited notifying body or manufacturer.
"Safety Requirements for Full Body Harnesses". The standard focuses on the design, performance and testing of full body harness. It gives guidelines for the webbing, the minimum breaking strength of the harness etc.
"Connecting Components for Personal Fall Arrest Systems". This standard adresses the design, performance and testing of connecting componants such as carabiners, O-rings, hooks and other hardware. Carabienrs must be self closing and self locking.
"Personal Energy Absorbers and Energy Absorbing Lanyards". This standard addresses the design, performance and testing of personnal energy absorber (PEA) and Energy absorbing lanyards.
The averrage arrest force must be below 900 lbs.
The maximum arrest force must be below 1800 lbs.
"Safety Requirements for Self-Retracting Devices for Personal Fall Arrest and Rescue Systems". This standard covers the design, performance and testing requirements of self retracting devices, which covers SRL (self retracting lanyards). Either with or without integrated rescue mechanism.
SRL's are classified in two categories (A and B) depending of their decelaration distance and average arrest force.
"Safety Requirements for Single Anchor Lifelines and Fall Arresters for Personal Fall Arrest Systems". This standard covers the design, performance and testing of single anchor lifelines and fall arresters, also referred as vertical lifeline assemblies (VLAs).
"Safety Requirements for Climbing Ladder Fall Arrest Systems". This standard covers the design, performance and testing requirements of vertically oriented Climbing Ladder Fall Arrest Systems. (CLFAS).
"Safety Requirements for Anchorage Connectors for Active Fall Protection Systems".
This standard covers the design, performance and testing requirements for anchorage connectors. It distincts three type of anchore:
Type A = for active fall protection system
Type T = for active fall protection system OR to support a suspended component/tie-back line
Type D = For active fallprotection, but allows temporary or permanent deformation or movement of the anchorage when stopping a fall.
"Safety Requirements For Powered Platforms And Traveling Ladders And Gantries For Building Maintenance"
" Window Cleaning Safety Standard" was written specially by and for the window cleaning industry in order to cover certain design, managment systems and safety systems for the window cleaning technicians.
All the means to access in heights to clean windows, such as tie-backs, davit arms and monorails are describedi n the standard.
The International Building Code addresses both health and safety concerns for buildings based upon prescriptive and performance related requirements.
The IBC describes notably the testing requirements for fall protection anchors.
