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(a) Statutory Provisions. All persons having the control or supervision of any building in course of erection shall comply with an act of the Legislature of the State of Illinois entitled “An Act Providing for the Protection and Safety of Persons in or about Construction, Repairing, Alteration, or Removal of Buildings, Bridges, Viaducts, and other Structures and to Provide for the Enforcement Thereof”, approved June 3, 1907, and as amended.
(b) Accepted Engineering Practice. With respect to safeguards during construction, all applicable provisions of this Code and the following documents shall be considered as accepted engineering practice:
(1) American National Standard ANSI A10.4-1990, Safety Requirements for Personnel Hoists;
(2) American National Standard ANSI A10.5-1992, Safety Requirements for Material Hoists;
(3) American National Standard ANSI A12.1-1973 Safety Requirements for Floors and Walls Openings, Railings and Toeboards.
(Prior code § 76-1; Amend Coun. J. 2-13-85, p. 13527; Amend Coun. J. 7-31-02, p. 91334, § 2)