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  • CSA Z259.16 : 2015

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    DESIGN OF ACTIVE FALL-PROTECTION SYSTEMS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  18-07-2020

    Language(s):  English, French

    Published date:  01-01-2015

    Publisher:  Canadian Standards Association

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    Preface
    1 Scope
    2 Reference publications
    3 Definitions
    4 Drawings and specifications
    5 Materials, equipment, and other design requirements
    6 Safety criteria
    7 Fall-protection system loads and forces
    8 Clearances for fall-arrest systems
    9 Design assumptions and analytical methods
    Annex A (informative) - Commentary
    Annex B (informative) - Bibliography

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    Defines requirements for the design and performance of complete active fall-protection systems, including travel-restraint and vertical and horizontal fall-arrest systems.

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    Development Note French Edition issued on 01-09-2016. (09/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Canadian Standards Association
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Z259.11-17 Personal energy absorbers and lanyards
    CSA Z271 : 2010 SAFETY CODE FOR SUSPENDED PLATFORMS
    CSA Z797 : 2009 : R2014 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR ACCESS SCAFFOLD
    CSA Z271 : 2010 : R2015 SAFETY CODE FOR SUSPENDED PLATFORMS
    Z259.2.2-17 Self-retracting devices
    CSA Z271 : 2010 : INC : UPD 1 : 2011 SAFETY CODE FOR SUSPENDED PLATFORMS
    Z259.15-17 Anchorage connectors
    CSA Z797 :2009 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR ACCESS SCAFFOLD
    ANSI/ASSP Z359.6:2016 SPECIFICATIONS AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVE FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
    CSA Z1006:16 (R2020) Management of work in confined spaces
    CSA Z275.2 : 2015 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY CODE FOR DIVING OPERATIONS
    CSA Z259.13 : 2016 MANUFACTURED HORIZONTAL LIFELINE SYSTEMS
    CSA Z1006 : 2016 MANAGEMENT OF WORK IN CONFINED SPACES
    PLUS 61400 (1st ed. pub. 2012) CSA guide to Canadian wind turbine codes and standards
    CSA Z797 : 2009 : FR CODE OF PRACTICE FOR ACCESS SCAFFOLD
    CSA Z259.17 : 2016 SELECTION AND USE OF ACTIVE FALL-PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS
    CSA B335 : 2015 SAFETY STANDARD FOR LIFT TRUCKS
    CSA Z271:20 Design of suspended access equipment
    CSA Z150 : 2016 SAFETY CODE ON MOBILE CRANES
    C22.2 NO. 300-18 Portable power equipment

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    CSA Z259.2.1 : 1998 FALL ARRESTERS, VERTICAL LIFELINES, AND RAILS
    CSA Z259.2.2 : 2014 SELF-RETRACTING DEVICES
    ANSI/ASSE Z359.1 : 2007 THE FALL PROTECTION CODE
    Z259.11-17 Personal energy absorbers and lanyards
    CSA S16 : 2014 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
    CSA Z259.2.4 : 2015 FALL ARRESTERS AND VERTICAL RIGID RAILS
    EN 355:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Energy absorbers
    CSA Z259.2.3 : 2016 DESCENT DEVICES
    Z259.15-17 Anchorage connectors
    A23.3-14 Design of concrete structures
    CSA G40.20 G40.21 : 2013 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ROLLED OR WELDED STRUCTURAL QUALITY STEEL/STRUCTURAL QUALITY STEEL
    CSA G4 : 2015 STEEL WIRE ROPE FOR GENERAL PURPOSE AND FOR MINE HOISTING AND MINE HAULAGE
    Z259.2.5-17 Fall arresters and vertical lifelines
    CSA Z259.13 : 2016 MANUFACTURED HORIZONTAL LIFELINE SYSTEMS
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