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 In the vertically-installed netting "rolls" that one typically sees around the perimeter of new construction, how do I tell the difference between the "light duty" imported rolls, that are ONLY for DEBRIS, and the high end netting that will meet OSHA Personnel Guardrail regs? They all look very similar...
This is very true, since the importers have intentionally "mimicked" the creator of all this vertical netting, PearlWeave Safety Netting. However, looks, as we all know, can be deceiving! The importers themselves will tell you very candidly that their netting is designed and tested STRICTLY for DEBRIS CONTAINMENT ONLY! The PearlWeave "brand" product can now be readily identified by looking for the Black Tracer Yarn which runs about an inch down from each border (top and bottom) on the 48" Standard and Premium Grade rolls. PearlWeave rolls ARE tested to meet/exceed OSHA Subpart M regulations for protecting PEOPLE...not just Debris...and, we have independent, third-party engineering documentation to back up these claims! The strength and durability of our domestically-manufactured goods will stand up to the elements far greater/longer than the imports.
What is the difference between OSHA and ANSI as they apply to the safety industry? The Occupational Safety and Health Act ("OSHA") was signed into law in 1970 as federal legislation to prevent the tens of thousands of deaths that had been occurring, along with millions of disabilities resulting from work-related accidents. The purpose of OSHA is to assure, as far as possible, safe and healthy working conditions for the American workers, by requiring compliance with their guidelines in the Code of Federal Regulations. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) maintains as its primary goal the quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems while promoting their integrity. The Institute represents the interests of nearly 1,000 company, organization, government agency, institutional and international members through its offices in New York City and the headquarters in Washington , D.C. In a nutshell...ANSI sets the standards..with help...and OSHA wields the "hammer" in enforcement! What are the advantages in utilizing safety netting as my fall protection? Simply stated, safety netting acts as a "passive" form of fall protection, unlike traditional harnesses and lanyards, which restrict one`s movements and can become cumbersome...netting doesn`t encumber the users until activated, after a fall. In that very sense we like to think of netting as the most "user friendly" form of compliance out there! The reason netting is the most sparsely-used form of fall protection is just because of a lack of knowledge regarding its proper use and that is what PearlWeave Safety Netting is planning to change, through education of the end user.
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