Description
The Fall Protection Code is a set of standardsthat covers program management; system design;training; qualification and testing; equipment, componentand system specifications for the processesused to protect workers at height in a managed fallprotection program. This standard identifies thosestandards and establishes their role in the Codeand their interdependence.
The Fall Protection Code encompasses standardsfor personal fall protection systems that incorporatea full body harness, intended to protectthe user against falls from a height either by preventingor arresting free falls. In general, systemsthat prevent a free fall are preferable to systemsthat arrest a free fall. The types of systems thatshall be addressed by this Fall Protection Code include:
a) Fall restraint systems
b) Work positioning systems
c) Rope access systems
d) Fall arrest systems
e) Rescue systems
This standard specifies minimum requirementsfor the processes, systems, sub-systemsand components used in a managed fall protectionprogram that meets all of the requirements of theANSI/ASSE Z359 Fall Protection Code.
Product Details
- Published:
- 08/14/2017
- ANSI:
- ANSI Approved
- Number of Pages:
- 24
- File Size:
- 1 file , 640 KB
