Altec Supply Offers OSHA Approved Equipment

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Don’t be caught off-guard! The New OSHA Requirements for Arc Flash Clothing, Harnesses, Lanyards, and Fall Protection Equipment will be effective April 1, 2015. Altec Supply offers the OSHA approved equipment that will help you keep your employees safer.

The New Rule, 1910.269

Qualified Employee: A qualified employee must use fall protection when climbing or changing location on poles, towers, or similar structures, unless the employer can demonstrate that climbing or changing location with fall protection is infeasible or creates a greater hazard than climbing or changing location without it. The changes for qualified employees are effective April 1, 2015.

Note: It will be the employer’s responsibility to show OSHA why fall protection cannot be used if the employer elects not to use fall protection. Previous rules states that fall protection equipment was not required to be used by qualified employees who are climbing or changing locations.

Arc Flash: Personal fall arrest equipment must be capable of passing a drop test after exposure to an electric arc if the workers using fall arrest equipment are exposed to flames or electric arc hazards. The OSHA electric arc/heat energy level of 40+/- cal/cm2, is the same as the ASTM F887 arc flash requirement. Therefore, if the at height worker is exposed to flame or arc flash hazards, the use of arc flash fall arrest equipment is required. Arc flash compliant fall arrest equipment (harnesses, lanyards, and self-retracting lanyards, ASTM F887 reference) will meet the new OSHA regulation.

Please contact your Altec Supply Account Manager or call 1-877 GO ALTEC (1-877-462-5832) for assistance.*

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Altec Supply offers OSHA approved equipment