New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals › Subchapter A - The Industrial Code › Part 23 - Protection In Construction, Demolition And Excavation Operations › Subpart 23-1 - General Provisions › Section 23-1.16 - Safety belts, harnesses, tail lines and lifelines

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Approval required. Safety belts,
					 harnesses and all special devices for attachment to hanging lifelines shall be
					 approved.
(b) Attachment required.
					 Every approved safety belt or harness provided or furnished to an employee for
					 his personal safety shall be used by such employee in the performance of his
					 work whenever required by this Part (rule) and whenever so directed by his
					 employer. At all times during use such approved safety belt or harness shall be
					 properly attached either to a securely anchored tail line, directly to a
					 securely anchored hanging lifeline or to a tail line attached to a securely
					 anchored hanging lifeline. Such attachments shall be so arranged that if the
					 user should fall such fall shall not exceed five feet.
(c) Instruction in use. Every employee who is
					 provided with an approved safety belt or harness shall be instructed prior to
					 use in the proper method of wearing, using and attaching such safety belt or
					 harness to the lifeline.
(d) Tail
					 lines. The length of any tail line shall be the minimum required in order for
					 an employee to perform his work, but in no case shall be longer than four feet.
					 Such tail line shall be attached to a hanging lifeline or to a substantial
					 structural member at a point no lower than two feet above the working platform
					 or working level. Tail lines shall be first grade manila or synthetic fibre
					 rope at least one-half inch in diameter with a breaking strength of not less
					 than 4,000 pounds or shall be fabricated of other approved materials.
(e) Lifelines. Any hanging lifeline required
					 by this Part (rule) shall be not more than 300 feet in length from the point of
					 suspension to grade, building setback or other surface. Every hanging lifeline
					 shall be securely attached to a sufficient anchorage. Every hanging lifeline
					 shall be provided with padding, wrapping, chafing gear or similar means of
					 protection from contact with building edges or other objects which may cut or
					 abrade such lifeline. Lifelines shall be fabricated of wire rope at least
					 five-sixteenths inch in diameter or first grade manila or synthetic fibre rope
					 at least one-half inch in diameter with a breaking strength of not less than
					 4,000 pounds.
(f) Inspection and
					 maintenance.
(1) Every safety belt, harness,
					 tail line and lifeline shall be inspected by a designated person prior to each
					 use. Employers shall not suffer or permit any employee to use any such
					 equipment which shows any indication of mildew, broken fibre or fabric,
					 excessive wear or any other damage or deterioration which could materially
					 affect the strength of such safety belts, harnesses, tail lines or lifelines.
					 Any such equipment found to be unsafe shall be removed from the job
					 site.
(2) When not in use, safety
					 belts, harnesses, tail lines and lifelines shall be stored in such areas and in
					 such a manner as to prevent their deterioration and to protect them from being
					 damaged.