Fall Arrest System Parts

If the personal fall arrest system meets the criteria and protocols in appendix d of this subpart and is being used by an employee having a combined body and tool weight of less than 310 pounds 140 kg the system is considered to be in compliance with the provisions of paragraphs d 1 i through iii of this section.

Fall arrest system parts.

Second component of a fall arrest system. Typical connecting devices i e. The first article can be found here and covers important details about fall protection anchors. It may be an independent component of the system such as a carabiner or it may be an integral component of part of the system such as a buckle or d ring sewn into a body belt or body harness or a snap hook spliced or sewn to a lanyard or self retracting lanyard.

For example an iron worker that needs to use the beam at his feet as anchor point would experience an approximate free fall of 12 feet. This is the second article in our personal fall protection system series. Personal fall restraint systems are positioning systems that prevent an individual from stepping into a fall hazard. Fall arrest components can be.

Shock absorbing lanyards retractables etc are designed to be used in a fall arrest system that doesn t exceed a 6 foot free fall. The equipment is not designed to arrest a fall but merely restrains an individual. Thus most fall arrest parts and systems are designed to the force standards contained in federal osha 29cfr1910 66 appendix c a force type design standard which accounts for required energy considerations. In fall arrest it s illegal to wear a safety belt rather than a full body harness while working in a fall arrest mode.