Occupational Health and Safety

1.1

This standard provides requirements related to the performance, design, testing, labelling, and provision of instructions for manufactured horizontal rigid rail anchorage subsystems including the trolleys.

1.2

This Standard covers horizontal rigid rail anchorage subsystems intended to be used by one or two users simultaneously. 

1.3

This standard does not apply to:

a) horizontal rigid rail anchorage subsystems that are custom designed for limited or site-specific applications as designed in accordance with CSA Z259.16;

b) horizontal rigid rail anchorage subsystems with slopes greater than 0.5° from the horizontal;

c) horizontal rigid rail anchorage subsystems that are not straight;

d) horizontal rigid rail anchorage subsystems used for suspension of equipment (i.e., Boatswain chairs and suspended work platforms);

e) fastening method of the horizontal rigid rail anchorage subsystems to the anchorage; and

f) the anchorage.

1.4

This Standard does not address any fall-protection equipment attached to the horizontal rigid rail anchorage subsystems.

1.5

In this Standard, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the Standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.

1.6

The values given in SI units are the units of record for the purposes of this Standard. The values given in parentheses are for information and comparison only.