Workplace Safety ANSI Standards
Various organizations and associations sponsor or act as the secretariat for various workplace safety American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards. Each organization develops committees of experts to develop the standards.
The use of American National Standards is voluntary, but many of the standards are noted in OSHA regulations and other guidelines.
Note that ANSI does not develop the standards, so it cannot give an interpretation of the standards listed below. For interpretation, please contact each sponsoring organization directly.
ANSI/ISEA Standards
The following is a list of current American National Standards administered by ISEA. Order information follows each standard description.
ANSI/ASSE Standards
The American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Standards Development Committee establishes, influences and promotes the following ANSI standards. Order information follows each standard description.
- ANSI/ASSE A10.3-1995 Safety Requirements for Powder-Actuated Fastening Systems American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.4-2004 Safety Requirements for Personnel Hoists and Employee Elevators-American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.6-1990 (R1998) Safety Requirements for Demolition Operations American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.7-1998 Commercial Explosives and Blasting Agents-Safety Requirements or Transportation, Storage, Handling and Use
- ANSI/ASSE A10.8-2001 Safety Requirements for Scaffolding-American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.9-1997 (R2004) Safety Requirements for Concrete and Masonry Work-American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.10-1990 (R2004) Safety Requirements for Temporary and Portable Space Heating Devices and Equipment Used in the Construction Industry
- ANSI/ASSE A10.11-1989 (R1998) Safety Requirements for Personnel and Debris Nets-American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.12-1998 Safety Requirements for Excavation- American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.13-2001 Safety Requirements for Steel Erection- American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.14 Withdrawn Fall Protection Systems for Construction and Demolitions
- ANSI/ASSE A10.15-1995 Safety Requirements for Dredging-American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.16-1995 (R2001) Safety Requirements for Tunnels, Shafts, and Caissons American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.17-1997 Safe Operating Practices for Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Construction
- ANSI/ASSE A10.18-1996 Safety Requirements for Temporary Floor Holes, Wall Openings, Stairways and Other Unprotected Edges
- ANSI/ASSE A10.22-1990 (R1998) Safety Requirements for Rope-Guided and Nonguided Workers' Hoists-American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.27-1998 Safety Requirements for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities-American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.28-1998 (R2004) Safety Requirements for Work Platforms Suspended from Cranes or Derricks-American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.31-1995 Safety Requirements, Definitions and Specifications for Digger Derricks-American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.32-2004 Fall Protection Systems for Construction and Demolitions Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.33-1998 (R2004) Safety and Health Program Requirements for Multi Employer Projects-American National Standard Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.34-2001 Protection of the Public on or Adjacent to Construction Sites American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.37-1996 American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations-Debris Net Systems Used During Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.38-2000 Basic Elements of an Employer's Program to Provide a Safe and Healthful Work Environment - American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.39-1996 American National Standard for Construction Safety and Health Audit Program American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI/ASSE A10.42-2000 Safety Requirements for Rigging Qualifications and Responsibilities-American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
- ANSI Z87.1-2003 Practice for Occupational/ Educational Eye and Face Protection
- ANSI Z87.1-1989 (R 1998) Practice for Occupational/Educational Eye and Face Protection
- ANSI Z117.1-2003 Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces
- ANSI Z117.1-1995 Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces (for historical purposes only)
- ANSI A1264.1-1995 Safety Requirements for Workplace Floor and Wall Openings, Stairs and Railing Systems
- ANSI A1264.2-2001 Standard for the Provision of Slip Resistance on Walking/Working Surfaces
- ANSI Z244.1 (2003) Control of Hazardous Energy-Lockout/Tagout and Alternative Methods
- ANSI Z390.1-1995 Safety Requirements for H2S Training Criteria
- ANSI Z359.1-1992 (R 1999) Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems
- ANSI Z490.1-2001 Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training
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ANSI/AIHA Standards
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is the secretariat or sponsor for the following three standards. Order information follows each standard description.
