Your May 18 letter to Mr. Jim Knorpp, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Area Director for Fort Worth, was forwarded to this office for response. I apologize for the delay in replying to your inquiry as to OSHA's interpretations of the terms certified and qualified as used in ANSI standards for aerial lifts.
Pole bending. Pole bending is a timed event that features a horse and one mounted rider, running a weaving or serpentine path around six poles arranged in a line.
1 a length of wood, metal, etc., fixed upright in the ground to serve as a support, marker, point of attachment, etc. 2 (Horse racing) a either of two upright poles marking the beginning (starting post) and end (winning post) of a racecourse. b the finish of a horse race.