If you only wanted to know if there is a code or standard that applies specifically to
roll drops, I don't believe there is. It could be argued some of the
PLASA standards could be applied. Also, I'm sure there are "standards if care" that could be referenced, like
OSHA and general requirements for safe work spaces.
A lighting
instrument clamped to a pipe should also have a
safety cable and it doesn't move up and down on its own like the
roller or
batten. There should be very rare occasions when
counterweight isvout of balance and fewer still when
batten heavy, and don't allow people under it when out of balance. I spec orange cones and warning signs for those places where out if balance is likely (ie: no
loading bridge). A bottom
roller roll drop is always out of balance. A proper motorization or a
manual counterweight system with rope lock would both make this safe. Rope on a
cleat holding a load over heads is simply unacceptable in my opinion. Perhaps a redundant tie off and a strict policy of no one under while operating might be acceptable but too easy to be forgotten or abused.