- Author
- Fattal, S. G. | Cattaneo, L. E. | Turner, G. E. | Robinson, S. N.
- Title
- Model Performance Standard for Guardrails. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Labor, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 76-1131, July 1976, 30 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
- performance standards; accident prevention; safety devices; models; design; construction; evaluation; safety; hazards; industrial accidents; recommendations
- Identifiers
- guardrails; occupational safety and health
- Abstract
- A model performance standard and design illustrations are presented for the design, construction and evaluation of guardrail systems, which will be used for the protection of employees against occupational hazards. The standard stipulates both structural and non-structural safety requirements. Each criterion includes a commentary section describing the rationale used in its formulation. This rationale is for the most part, based on independent experimental and analytical research investigations conducted at NBS in behalf of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).