No. However, a pole strap used as part of a work positioning system must meet the snaphook keeper design requirements under paragraph 1926.959(d)(6). No change in this requirement is anticipated by the deadline you identified. A pole strap used as part of a fall arrest system must meet, in addition to other applicable requirements, paragraph 1926.502(d)(5) which permits only locking snaphooks as of January 1, 1998.

Does OSHA require locking type snaphooks on pole strap systems used by linemen after 1 January 1998?

 

A:

No. However, a pole strap used as part of a work positioning system must meet the snaphook keeper design requirements under paragraph 1926.959(d)(6). No change in this requirement is anticipated by the deadline you identified. A pole strap used as part of a fall arrest system must meet, in addition to other applicable requirements, paragraph 1926.502(d)(5) which permits only locking snaphooks as of January 1, 1998.

 

 


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