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ASSE currently has four standards at ANSI awaiting administrative approval. We do not have any information yet addressing final approvals or ordering. The four standards awaiting final approval are listed below.
***ANSI/ASSE A10.25-200X: Sanitation for Construction and Demolition Operations (New Standard – Approximately 20 Pages after publishing)
Scope: This standard shall apply to all construction job sites. The standard covers potable water, toilet and hand washing facilities located on a job site.
This standard shall not apply to hazardous chemical(s) handling. The employer shall provide washing facilities that conform to the specifications of the MSDS for hazardous products used on the site. The purpose of this standard is to assure that employees are provided with adequate potable water, hand washing and sanitary waste-disposal facilities. The requirements of this standard are the minimum for that purpose.
***ANSI/ASSE Z490.1-200X: Accepted Practices for Safety, Health, and Environmental Training (Revision of the 2001 Standard – Approximately 45 Pages)
Scope: This standard establishes criteria for safety, health, and environmental training programs, including development, delivery, evaluation and program management. The purpose of this standard is to provide accepted practices for safety, health, and environmental training programs. This standard is recommended for application by training providers of safety, health, and environ-mental training.
***ANSI/ASSE Z359.6-200X: Specifications and Design Requirements for Active Fall Protection Systems (New Standard – approximately 70 Pages)
Scope: This Standard is intended for engineers with expertise in designing fall protection systems. It specifies requirements for the design and performance of complete active fall protection systems, including travel restraint and vertical and horizontal fall-arrest systems. This specification standard has been developed as a consensus document to provide uniform practice in the design of active fall protection systems. The intention is to provide design criteria for routine use and not to provide specific criteria for infrequently encountered problems which occur. This standard involves the application of the last option from the hierarchy of fall protection – active fall protection systems. Other options for employee protection should be considered prior to the employer selecting the use of an active fall protection system.
***ANSI/ASSE Z359.13-200X: Personal Energy Absorbers and Energy Absorbing Lanyards (New Standard – Approximately 40 Pages)
Scope: This standard establishes requirements for the performance, design, marking, qualification, instructions, inspection, maintenance and removal from
service of energy absorbing lanyards and personal energy absorbers. It is the intention of this standard to require all energy absorbing lanyards and personal
energy absorbers to reduce the forces implied on the user to less than 10 G’s (10 times the normal gravitational pull of the Earth). Users must be within the range of
130 to 375 lbs (59 - 170 kg.). This standard is for use by organizations where employees are exposed to fall hazards
Thanks and Regards,
Timothy R. Fisher, CSP, CHMM, ARM, CPEA
Director, Practices and Standards
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
1800 East Oakton Street
Des Plaines, IL 60018
