SAIA Offers ANSI/A92 Manual of Responsibilities in Spanish

KANSAS CITY — The Scaffold & Access Industry Association announces the new availability of Spanish-language versions of the ANSI/SIA A92.3-2006 Manually Propelled Elevating Aerial Platforms, A92.5-2006 Boom-Supported Elevating Work Platforms and the A92.6-2006 Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms Manual of Responsibilities.

“These translations address an immediate and growing need within the construction industry. Our intention is to continually translate our A92 manuals of responsibility, along with all the SAIA products, in a variety of languages,” said Laurie Weber, SAIA executive director.

To order any of these resources, visit the SAIA online web store at http://shop.saiaonline.org/ or contact SAIA headquarters at 816-595.4860 or by info@saiaonline.org.

The ANSI/A92 Manual of Responsibilities were developed in conjunction with Jose Orozco of JLG Industries and the ASC A92 Main Committee. The SAIA serves as an ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer for the A92 Aerial Work Platform series of standards.

About the SAIA
The Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA) is a nonprofit trade 501(c)(6) association committed to raising the standards of professionalism within the scaffold and access industry. The SAIA represents all facets of the scaffold and access industry through various councils that include aerial work platform, construction hoists, fall-protection equipment, international, industrial, mast climbing, plank and platform, supported scaffolds and suspended scaffolds. Through its various programs, the SAIA promotes safety, training and a highly professional, responsible image of the scaffold and access professional. The SAIA delivers hundreds of safety-training programs each year at various locations throughout the world. These programs cover all aspects of scaffold and access safety and equipment use. The SAIA is also the secretariat for the American National Standards Institute SAIA ASC A92 standards. For more information, call (816) 595.4860 or visit at www.saiaonline.org.

About SAIA ASC A92
The Scaffold & Access Industry Association is one of more than 220 American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-Accredited Standards Developers that develop American National Standards. The SAIA serves as Secretariat for the A92 — Aerial Platforms series of standards. The SAIA is responsible for adhering to the policies and procedures outlined in the ANSI Essential Requirements, which governs the consensus-development process. The ASC A92 Main Committee consists of 71 member companies and organizations that have been appointed based on their technical, safety and related industrial expertise. The committee meets annually to review current issues, establish policy and procedures relative to the consensus standards and evaluate the development activities of each subcommittee. For more information, call (816) 595.4860 or visit http://www.saiaonline.org/A92.