FALL PROTECTION
INTRODUCTION
• Fall Protection affects us directly
• If we fall and are using fall protection we live.
• If we fall and aren’t using fall protection we die.
• Fall Protection is commonly ignored.
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A history of unsafe working conditions.
There was no fall protection technology.
It's cool not to be safe.
Rock & Roll industry regarded this as low priority.
Financial.
Ignorance.
BASIC DEFINITIONS
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Fall Restraint
• Using proper fall protection to restrain a worker from reaching the edge.
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Fall Arrest
• Using the proper protection equipment to arrest or stop a fall.
• This does not prevent you from falling, it prevents you from hitting the ground.
THE SYSTEM
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Four major components
• The anchor (I-beam)
• Connection device (Lanyard)
• Body holding device (Harness)
• Method for rescue
OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• OSHA sets the standards for what can and cannot be done.
• All equipment must be OSHA approved and be properly labeled.
• Rock climbing equipment does not qualify as fall arrest equipment.
• Always check that every piece of fall arrest equipment is labeled.
OSHA REGULATIONS
PART 1926
• Anchor strength must be 5000lb. or more
• Trigger Height = 6’ ( for our industry)
• Iron worker= 12’ trigger height
• Max Free Fall= 6’
• Max Deceleration distance = 3.5’
• The additional vertical distance a falling person travels, excluding
lifeline elongation and free fall distance, before stopping, from the
point at which a deceleration device begins to operate.
• Max Arrest Force = 1800lb.
ANSI
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American National Standards Institute
• ANSI A10.14-1975
• Construction & Demolition
• Requirements for safety belts, harnesses and drop lines.
• ANSI A10.14-1991
• Construction & Demolition
• ANSI Z359.1-1992
• Safety requirements for personal fall arrest and components.
BASIC EQUIPMENT
• Fall Arrest Harness
• Lanyards
• Connection devices
• Rope Ladder
• Rope Grabs
ANCHORAGE SYSTEM
• 2:1 safety factor for Fall arrest.
WOW!!!!!!
• Fall arrest equipment is usually vinyl coated to separate from
rigging equipment.
• Horizontal & Vertical Lifeline.
• 3/8” steel cable.
• Usually 20’,40’ and 60’.
SHOCK ABSORBING LANYARD
• Six Foot Lanyard
• Free Fall 6’-0”
• Deceleration Distance 3.5’
• Height of the worker 6’-0”
• Safety Factor 1.5’
• Minimum Clearance 17’-0”
CONNECTORS
• Snap hooks
• Many to choose from
• Self-closing & self locking *
• Can be forged, steel or aluminum.
• Aluminum is weakest but lighter.
• Carabiners
• Common in rock climbing
• Must have a double locking system
• Rollout is a problem.
HORIZONTAL LIFELINE
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VERTICAL LIFE LINE
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LANYARDS
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ROPE GRAB
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FALL ARREST HARNESS
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ROPE LADDER
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DOUBLE LOCKING CARABINERS
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SNAP HOOKS
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