Designation:E2505−07(Reapproved2014)StandardPracticeforIndustrialRopeAccess1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2505;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisstandardapplieswhereaccessisgainedtostructures,man-madeornatural,bymeansofropessuspendedfromthestructureorthefeaturesconcerned.Itappliestocaseswhereropesareused(1)astheprimarymeansofsupport,(2)asthemeansofprimaryprotectionorpositioning,and(3)whereoperativesdescendorascendonarope,ortraversealongatensionedhorizontalropewheretheuseofhandsandfeetcannolongerbeusedtofullysupportthebody.Thisstandardisnotintendedtoapplywhereropeaccesstechniquesareusedbythefiredepartment,otheremergencyservices,andthearmedforces.Theauthoritiesconcernedwiththeseactivitieshavetheirownstandardsforsuchwork.Thisstandarddoesnotapplytoothermethodsofworkingatheightsuchassteeplejacking,suspendedscaffolds,steelworkerection,orboatswain’schairs.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidesaframeworkofpracticalandtechnicalinformationwithinwhichthespecifyingauthorityandtheoperatorsusingropeaccesstechniquescandevelopeffectivearrangementstohelpensurethesafetyandhealthofpersonnelinvolvedintheseprojects.1.2Thispracticeappliestotheuseoftechniqueswherebyaccessisgainedtostructures,man-madeornatural,bymeansofropessuspendedfromthestructure.Itappliestoallcaseswhereropesareusedastheprimarymeansofsupportandwherepersonsdescendorascendarope,ortraversealongatensionedhorizontalorinclinedrope.1.3Thispracticeappliestoallindustrialusesofropeaccesstechniquesexceptusebythefiredepartmentandotheremer-gencyservicesforrescueworkandtraininginconnectiontherewith.Fireandrescueauthoritieshavespecialproceduresapplicabletotheircircumstances.Thisstandarddoesnotapplytoothermethodsofworkingatheights,suchassuspendedscaffolds.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunit...
