Classify a suspended-seat window cleaning setup as a boatswain's chair versus a true rope descent system before applying the correct OSHA subsection

Steps

1. Determine whether the worker is lowered/raised along a fixed line to reach and remain at a work position (rope descent) or is suspended in a single-point seat/chair rigged from a fixed support without progressive descent along the work face
2. Confirm the equipment used (seat board/chair vs. rope descent device with harness) to identify which classification applies
3. Apply 1910.27(b) rope descent system requirements only where the setup meets that definition; apply the applicable suspended-equipment provisions otherwise
4. Confirm the fall-protection configuration (independent backup line, anchorage requirements) required for whichever classification applies
5. Document the classification basis in the job hazard analysis