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B. WIRE ROPE AND HARDWARE:
1. USE ONLY WIRE ROPE AND ATTACHMENTS as
speci
fi
ed by the hoisting machine manufacturer.
2. ASSURE THAT WIRE ROPE IS LONG ENOUGH to
reach to the lowest possible landing.
3. CLEAN AND LUBRICATE WIRE ROPE in accordance
with the wire rope manufacturer’s instructions.
4. HANDLE WIRE ROPE WITH CARE.
5. COIL AND UNCOIL WIRE ROPE in accordance with the
wire rope manufacturer’s instructions in order to avoid
kinks or damage.
6. TIGHTEN WIRE ROPE CLAMPS in accordance with the
clamp manufacturer’s instructions.
7. DO NOT USE WIRE ROPE THAT IS KINKED, BIRD-
CAGED, CORRODED, UNDERSIZED, OR DAMAGED
IN ANY WAY. Do not expose wire rope
fi
re, undue heat,
corrosive atmospheres, electricity, chemicals, or damage
by tool handling.
8. USE THIMBLES AND SHACKLES AT ALL WIRE
ROPE SUSPENSION TERMINATIONS.
9. USE J-TYPE CLAMPS OR SWEDGE FITTINGS.
Do not use U-bolts.
Retighten J-Clamps under load and retighten daily.
10. WIRE ROPES USED WITH TRACTION HOISTS
MUST HAVE PREPARED ENDS. Follow manufacturer’s
recommendations.
C. POWER SUPPLY:
1. GROUND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCES
AND POWER CORD CONNECTIONS and protect them
with circuit breakers.
2. USE POWER CORDS OF THE PROPER WIRE SIZE THAT
ARE LONG ENOUGH for the job.
3. POWER CORD CONNECTIONS MUST BE RESTRAINED
to prevent their separation.
4. USE STRAIN RELIEF DEVICES TO ATTACH POWER
CORDS TO THE SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD to prevent
them from falling.
5. PROTECT POWER CORDS AT SHARP EDGES.
6. USE GFI WITH POWER TOOLS.
D. FALL ARREST EQUIPMENT:
1. EACH PERSON ON A SUSPENDED POWERED
SCAFFOLD must be attached to a separate fall arrest
system unless the installation was speci
fi
cally designed
not to require one.
2. EACH LIFELINE MUST BE FASTENED to a separate an-
chorage capable of holding a minimum of 5000 pounds.
3. DO NOT WRAP LIFELINES AROUND STRUCTURAL
MEMBERS unless lifelines are protected and a suitable
anchorage connection is used.
4. PROTECT LIFELINES AT SHARP CORNERS to prevent
cha
fi
ng.
5. RIG FALL ARREST SYSTEMS to prevent free fall in excess
of six feet.
6. SUSPEND LIFELINES FREELY without contact with
structural members or building facade.
7. USE LIFELINES OF SIZE AND CONSTRUCTION that
are compatible with the rope grab used.
8. ASSURE A PROPERLY ATTACHED ROPE GRAB IS
INSTALLED ON EACH LIFELINE. Install in accordance with
the manufacturer’s recommendations.
9. KEEP FALL ARREST DEVICE POSITIONED ABOVE YOUR
HEAD LEVEL.
10. USE ONLY FULL BODY HARNESSES of the proper size
and that are tightly fastened.
11. ASSURE FULL BODY HARNESS HAS LANYARD
attachment
with D-ring at the center of your back.
12. CONSULT FALL PROTECTION SUPPLIER FOR
INSPECTION PROCEDURE. INSPECT FALL PROTECTION
ANCHORAGE EQUIPMENT BEFORE EACH USE.
13. WHEN A SECONDARY WIRE ROPE SYSTEM IS USED,
a horizontal lifeline secured to two or more structural
members of the scaffold may be used in lieu of vertical
lifelines.
E. DURING USE:
1. USE ALL EQUIPMENT AND ALL DEVICES in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions.
2. DO NOT OVERLOAD, MODIFY, OR SUBSTlTUTE
EQUIPMENT.
3. BEFORE COMMENCING WORK OPERATIONS preload
wire rope and equipment with the maximum working load,
then retighten wire rope rigging clamps and check rigging
to manufacturer’s recommendations.
4. INSPECT ALL RIGGING EQUIPMENT AND SUSPEND-ED
POWERED SCAFFOLDS SYSTEMS DAILY.
5. INSPECT WIRE ROPE DURING EACH ASCENT OR
DESCENT FOR DAMAGE.
6. USE CARE TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT
by corrosive or other damaging substances.
7. CLEAN AND SERVICE EQUIPMENT REGULARLY.
8. ALWAYS MAINTAIN AT LEAST FOUR (4) WRAPS OF WIRE
ROPE ON DRUM TYPE HOISTS.
9. DO NOT JOIN PLATFORMS unless the installation
was designed for that purpose.
10. ONLY MOVE SUSPENDED SCAFFOLDS HORIZONTAL-LY
WHEN NOT OCCUPIED.
11. WHEN RIGGING FOR ANOTHER DROP assure
suf
fi
cient wire rope is available before moving the suspended
scaffold system horizontally.
12. WHEN WELDING FROM SUSPENDED POWERED SCAF-
FOLDS:
a. Assure platform is grounded to structure.
b. Insulate wire rope above and below the platform.
c. Insulate wire rope at suspension point and assure wire
rope does not contact structure along its entire length.
d. Prevent the bitter end from touching the ground.
These safety guidelines set forth some common sense procedures for safely erecting, dismantling and using suspended powered
scaffolding equipment. However, equipment and scaffolding systems differ, and accordingly, reference must always be made to
the instructions and procedures of the supplier and/or manufacturer of the equipment.
Since field conditions vary, and are beyond the control of the Scaffolding, Shoring and Forming In-
stitute and Scaffold Industry Association, safe and proper use of scaffolding is the sole responsibility of the user.
Scaffold Industry Association Inc. & Scaffolding, Shoring and Forming Institute Inc., February 1998
