Baxter Byrd is a technical writer with Pure Safety Group, the world’s largest independent provider of fall protection equipment and training. His primary mission is translating dense regulatory standards to increase understanding and practical applicability. When he’s not writing, he’s reading. Byrd holds a B.A. in Communication from the University of Washington.
Nearly eight years ago, in its Z359.14 Safety Requirements for Self-Retracting Devices standard, ANSI divided self-retracting lifelines (SRLs) into two classes, Class A and Class B. Although it’s been close to a decade, there is still some misunderstanding as to what these classes mean.
