ANSI ASSE A10.8:2001 pdf download.Safety Requirements for Scaffolding- American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations.
ANSI ASSE A10.8 establishes safety requirements for the construction, operation, maintenance, and use of scaffolds used in the construction, alteration, demolition, and maintenance of buildings and structures. This standard does not cover permanently installed suspended scaffold systems or aerial platforms. The following related American National Standards may apply to specific equipment, applications, or operations. Please consult the most current version of each.
ANSI/SIA A92.2, Vehicle Mounted Elevating and Rotating Aerial Devices
ANSI/SIA A92.3, Manually Propelled Elevating Work Platforms
ANSI/SIA A92.5, Boom-Supported Elevated Work Platforms
ANSI/SIA A92.6, Self-Propelled Elevated Work Platforms
ANSI/SIA A92.7, Safety Requirements for Airline Ground Support Vehicle-Mounted Vertical Lift Devices
ANSI Al 20.1, Safety Requirements for Powered Platforms for Exterior Building Maintenance
ANSI Z535.1, Safety Color Code
ANSI Z535.2, Environmental and Facility Safety Signs
ANSI Z535.3, Criteria for Safety Symbols
ANSI Z535.4, Product Safety Signs and Labels
ANSI Z535.5, Accident Prevention Tags
1.2 Purpose
ANSI ASSE A10.8 is designed to provide reasonable safety of life and limb for those engaged in occupations requiring the use of scaffolding.
1.3 ExceptIons
In cases of practical difficulties, unnecessary hardships, or new developments, exceptions to the literal requirements may permit the use of other devices or methods, but only when it is clearly indicated by a qualified person that the equivalent protection is thereby secured.
1.4 Mandatory and Advisory Rules
Mandatory rules of this standard are characterized by the word ushalI. If a rule is of an advisory nature, it is indicated by the word “should,” or is stated as a recommendation.
1.5 Equivalent
The word “equivalent” in this standard shall mean alternative materials, designs, or features that will provide an equal degree of strength and safety.
2 Referenced Publications
This standard is intended for use in conjunction
with the following publications.
2.1 American National Standards
When the referenced standards are superseded by a revision approved by the American National Standards Institute, the revision shall apply.
ANSI Al 0.14-1991, Safety Belts, Harnesses, Lanyards, and Lifelines
ANSI Al 0.33-1992, Safety and Health Program Requirements for Multi-Employer Projects
3 Definitions
3.1 adjustable scaffold: A scaffold structure with a manually elevating carriage that supports work and material platforms.
3.2 anchorage: A secure point of attachment for lifelines, lanyards, deceleration devices or tiebacks.
3.3 angulated roping: A system of stage suspension in which the upper rope sheaves or suspension points are closer to the plane of the building face than the corresponding attachment points on the stage, thus causing the unit to press against the face of the building during its vertical travel.
3.4 babbitted fastening: The method of providing wire rope attachments In which the ends of the wire strands are bent back and are held in a tapered socket by means of poured molten babbitt metal.
3.5 bearer: A horizontal member of a scaffold upon which the platform unit rests and that may be supported by runners.
ANSI ASSE A10.8 pdf download.