31.A.04 Equipment.
- Equipment must be inspected, maintained, repaired, and used in accordance with manufacturers' instructions.
- Employees must be instructed in the safe and proper use of all equipment provided to them.
- See Section 21 for Climbing Equipment Requirements.
Employees must be instructed in the safe and proper use of all equipment they use.
31.A.05 Climbing lines must not be used to lower limbs or other parts of trees or to raise or lower equipment, with the exception of hand tools.
31.A.06 Tool handles must be used when raising and lowering tools.
31.A.07 Tools used for cabling, bark tracing, cavity work, etc., must be carried in a bag, belt, or sheath designed to hold tools and not put in the pockets or stuck in the top of a boot.
31.A.08 Elevating Aerial Work Platforms (AWPs).
- AWPs must be provided with fall protection anchor(s) meeting design requirements of the ANSI/SIA A92.2 on which to secure an approved system of personal fall protection (e.g., full body harness with an energy-absorbing lanyard), which must be worn by the operator(s) whenever aloft.
- The operator may use a climber's belt and lanyard in place of a full body harness if he/she intends to transfer from the AWP to the tree. The employee must be secured to the tree prior to removing the lanyard attached to the basket. Under no circumstances must the employee perform any work while secured to both the tree and the basket.
- See Section 21.H for all other fall protection requirements.
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31-3. Tools used for cabling, bark tracing, cavity work, etc., must NOT be carried in a _____.
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