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ANSI-I-14 Window Cleaning Safety Standard Published October 2001
- 1.6.2Building owners and/or their operating agents shall provide to window cleaning contractors (certain) assurances: Instillation or structure has been inspected, tested, and maintained.
- 3.9 Building owners and window cleaning contractors shall not allow suspended work to be performed unless it has been determined that the building has provided, identified, and certified anchorages.
- 4.1.1 All buildings where window cleaning is performed employing suspended equipment shall be equipped with roof anchorages or other approved devices that will provide for safe use of the equipment in conformance with the provisions of this standard.
- 5.7.17.3 Portable support devices shall be tied-back to a certified anchorage on the building.
- 5.7.6 Operators of a transportable suspended scaffold shall utilize and be safely secured to an independent fall arrest system.
- 13.2.2 An anchorage used for a personal fall arrest system shall be independent from the anchorage used for the suspension system. Fall arrest anchorages shall be provided by the building owner.
- 13.3 Building owners shall provide anchorages conforming to sections 9 and 17 of this standard.
- 14.6.1 When a rope decent system is used for window cleaning, building owners shall provide anchorages.
We appreciate the opportunity to supply this information and look forward to helping you with your future safety projects. There may be additional codes and regulations that apply to your facility.
If at any time you would like to have one of our fall protection experts visit your site for a free no-obligation consultation, please do not hesitate to call. We also can provide an expert guest speaker to explain to your group or organization these sometimes confusing codes and regulations and how they could affect your bottom line in the event of an accident.
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ANSI-A120
3.1.7.5.2 Maintenance Inspections and Tests
(a) All adhesive anchor assemblies shall be tested in the field at intervals not to exceed 5 yr.
(b) The test procedure and results of the test shall be certified by a registered professional engineer. The test shall be to ensure anchor integrity and shall not be tests for shock, energy, or other lifeline loads.
OSHA Regulations That Affect Your Property: Final Rule to Update General Industry Walking-Working Surfaces and Fall Protection Standards
- 1910.27(a) Scaffolds. Scaffolds used in general industry must meet the requirements in 29 CFR part 1926, subpart L (Scaffolds).
- 1910.27(b) Rope decent systems.
- 1910.27(b)(1) Anchorages
- 1910.27(b)(1)(i) Before any rope decent system is used, the building owner must inform the employer, in writing that the building owner has identified, tested, certified, and maintained each anchorage so it is capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (268 kg), in any direction, for each employee attached. The information must be based on an annual inspection by a qualified person and certification of each anchorage by a qualified person, as necessary, and at least every 10 years.
- 1910.27(b)(1)(ii) The employer must ensure that no employee uses any anchorage before the employer has obtained written information from the building owner that each anchorage meets the requirements of paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section. The employer must keep the information for the duration of the job.
- 1910.27.(b)(1)(iii) The requirements in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section must be implemented no later than November 20, 2017.
1910.27(b)(2) Use of rope descent systems. The employer must ensure:
1910.27(b)(2)(i) No rope descent system is used for heights greater than 300 feet (91 m) above grade unless the employer demonstrates that it is not feasible to access such heights by any other means or that those means pose a greater hazard than using a rope descent system; - 1910.27(b)(2)(vi) Each employee uses a separate, independent personal fall arrest system that meets the requirements of subpart I of this part;
- 1910.27(b)(2)(ix) The ropes of each rope descent system are effectively padded or otherwise protected, where they can contact edges of the building, anchorage, obstructions, or other surfaces, to prevent them from being cut or weakened;
- 1910.27(b)(2)(iii) Each employee who uses the rope descent system is trained in accordance with § 1910.30
- 1910.27(b)(2)(iv) The rope descent system is inspected at the start of each workshift that it is to be used. The employer must ensure damaged or defective equipment is removed from service immediately and replaced;
- 1910.27(b)(2)(v) The rope descent system has proper rigging, including anchorages and tiebacks, with particular emphasis on providing tiebacks when counterweights, cornice hooks, or similar non-permanent anchorages are used;
- 1910.28(b)(1)(i) The employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:-Guardrail systems
-Safety net systems
-Personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems. - 1910.28(b)(3)(i) Each employee is protected from falling through any hole (including skylights) that is 4 feet (1.2) m or more above a lower level by one or more of the following: covers, guardrail systems, travel restraint systems or personal fall arrest systems.
- 1910.28(b)(3)(v) Each employee is protected from falling through a hatchway and chute floor hole.
- 1910.28(b)(3)(v)(A) A hinged floor-hole cover that meets the criteria in § 1910.29 and a fixed guardrail system that leaves only one exposed side. When the hole is not in use, the employer must ensure the cover is closed or a removable guardrail system is provided on the exposed sides.
- 1910.28(b)(13)(i) When work is performed less than 6 feet (1.6 m) from the roof edge, the employer must ensure each employee is protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, travel restraint system, or personal fall arrest system.
If at any time you would like to have one of our fall protection experts visit your site for a free no obligation consultation, please do not hesitate to call. We can also provide an expert guest speaker to explain to your group or organization these sometimes confusing codes and regulations and how they could affect your bottom line in the event of an accident. We can be reached at our corporate offices, 800-371-8221, or your local American Anchor office listed on our contact page.
