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Description
Recommended Use
Applicable Standards
Warranty
Maintenance
Design/Planning Service
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What You Need to Know About ANSI/IWCA 1-14.1
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IWCA I-14.1, Window Cleaning Safety, was formerly approved on October 25, 2001; |
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Building owners are required to provide a safe building in which to work at; |
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OSHA mandates that
all buildings three stories and higher, where work
is performed employing suspended equipment, require
safety roof anchors to protect workers in the event
of a fall
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For each drop, two
anchors are required - one for the primary line
and the other a lifeline
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Under the
new standard, existing buildings without the means
and methods to safely clean windows must be retrofitted
with roof anchors. For new construction, anchor
point planning is easily done at the design stage
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Exterior wall, Pier Anchor. |
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Anchors are to be
placed a minimum of six (6) feet from the roof edge, unless
fall protection is provided to access these anchors on the
parapet wall exceeds 42 inches |
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Provide a PLAN OF
SERVICE (P.O.S.), a written plan developed by the window
cleaning contractor, consultant or engineer. This document
provides specific information as it relates to window cleaning
drops, such as hazardous areas, tiebacks for each drop,
safety features and areas requiring public protection below |
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Depending on the state, there are certain regulations pertaining to rope descent systems (R.D.S.) such as the Bosun's chair, a common method used by high-rise window cleaners.
I-14.1, allows descents of up to 300 feet, although there are states which regulated this to 130 feet (California) or prohibit this technique altogether (New York)
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When complete,
a basic installation can help provide a safe work site for
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Boston Anchor - the Fall Arrest Experts
No job is too big, too small or too complex for the professional engineering staff at Boston Anchor & Safety Equipment, Inc. Whether your project is a new multi-story development of heritage retrofit, we're capable of designing a variety of safe, effective and cost-efficient fall arrest programs - from one anchor formats to comprehensive monorail systems. You can trust our expertise to identify the correct anchor points on roofs and walls and to securely install the highest quality products.
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