National Safety Council offers ANSI A10.8: Safety Requirements for Scaffolding

The National Safety Council has released for sale ANSI A10.8, Safety Requirements for Scaffolding. This standard establishes safety requirements for the construction, operation, maintenance, and use of scaffolds used in the construction, alteration, demolition and maintenance of buildings and structures. The Accredited Standards Committee on Safety in Construction and Demolition Operations, A10, developed this standard, accredited by the American National Standards Institute.

ANSI A10.8 Safety Requirements for Scaffolding, approved on January 30, 2001, does not cover permanently installed suspended scaffold systems or aerial platforms. ANSI A10.8 is one in a series of safety standards developed by the Accredited Standards Committee A10. The purpose of the standards in the A10 series is to serve as guides for contractors, labor, and equipment manufacturers in construction and demolition industries.

ANSI A10.8 Safety Requirements for Scaffolding is available from the National Safety Council. This standard and other A10 standards can be obtained by logging onto the NSC product page or calling 1-800-621-7619.

The National Safety Council is a not-for-profit, nongovernmental, international public service organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health. The NSC estimates that 4.2 million lives have been saved through improved safety practices since the Council was established in 1913.

Source: National Safety Council

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