Locate the current ANSI/SAIA A11.1 (scaffold assemblies) and A11.2 (shoring equipment) testing-and-rating standards for an equipment manufacturer's compliance submittal.
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Steps
Confirm current editions: ANSI/SAIA A11.1-2019 (Testing and Rating Scaffold Assemblies and Components) and ANSI/SAIA A11.2-2023 (Testing & Rating Shoring Equipment).
Confirm SSFI (Scaffold & Shoring Institute), a division of SAIA established 1955, is the standards-development body behind these — SAIA is the ANSI-recognized secretariat.
Purchase the actual standard text from the ANSI webstore for compliance/testing use — these are NOT freely downloadable in full.
Use SSFI's free technical bulletins (hosted at saia.org/saiaonline.org, e.g., 'Standards That Apply to Shoring,' 'The Difference Between Shoring and Scaffolding') as free plain-language context, clearly distinguishing them from the paywalled standard itself.
Confirm which edition a given contract or building department actually requires by citation before purchasing — editions change and older projects may reference a superseded version.
Known gotchas
The ANSI/SAIA A11 series is paywalled — be explicit with the requester that a purchase (or ANSI subscription) is required for full text; free SSFI technical bulletins are summaries, not the standard.
A11.1 and A11.2 cover different equipment (scaffold assemblies vs. shoring) — don't cite one when the compliance question is actually about the other.
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