Rope-Descent (Window-Washing) Anchor Recertification
cleaning_services Who's responsible
If a building uses a rope descent system — the rigging window washers and façade crews suspend from — OSHA §1910.27 makes the building owner responsible for the anchorages. Each anchorage must be identified, tested, certified and maintained to hold at least 5,000 lb per worker, and the owner has to give every contractor written assurance the anchors are sound before work begins.
schedule The 10-year recert rule
The hard requirement is an annual inspection by a qualified person plus certification at least every 10 years (sooner if a problem turns up), and in South Florida's salt-air environment anchors often degrade faster than that. No certification on file means no compliant rope-descent work — and direct owner liability if a crew rigs to an untested anchor.
verified_user How we certify and document
Our licensed Florida PE partner load-tests and recertifies your rope-descent anchorages, and La Gala repairs or replaces any that fail — tagged, logged and photographed — so you can hand any window-washing contractor current paperwork. One contract for the test and the fix.
Got this on a citation — or want to get ahead of it?
Our PE partner certifies it and our crews fix it, under one contract. Start with a free, no-obligation assessment, or build a custom compliance plan in two minutes.