Boatswain Chair Osha Regulations
Boatswain’s chairs, work seats, and seat slings this manual is intended to meet the manufacturer’s instructions as required by ansi z359.1 and should be used as part of an employee training program as required by osha.. What is a bosun chair? there is a great history behind the bosun chair for work at height. borne from the sea, the boatswain (bosun) was the ship’s officer responsible for maintaining the sea vessel. they used a wooden seat suspended from rope rigging to access hard to reach areas.. (4) employees using boatswain's chairs or cdas shall be provided, and instructed in the use of, a personal fall arrest system meeting the requirements of article 6, appendix c, section i of the general industry safety orders, and as otherwise provided by these orders..
You are exiting the department of labor's web server. the department of labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the. (c) an employee using a boatswains' chair shall wear a safety belt with attached lanyard secured to a separate drop line or other means affording equivalent safety. (d) rope attachment to a block shall be by a thimble and splice.. 4. before rigging and operating this bosun chair, the rigger and the operator must become aware of all the requirements of federal, state, provincial and local safety regulations not only applicable to the bosun chair but also to the entire suspended scaffold system and any component of it. 5. never use the bosun chair for any job other than.
