Capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds per employee attached.
Designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall protection system that maintains a safety factor of at least two.
An anchorage connector is a component, such as a web tie-off adapter, used to join the connecting devices to the anchorage.
Body wear is the protective equipment worn for personal fall arrest.
If an employee were to experience a fall, the body harness would distribute the fall arrest forces over the:
Thighs
Pelvis
Waist
Chest
Shoulders
Connecting devices, also known as connectors, are used to connect the parts of a fall protection system.
Connectors, such as energy-absorbing lanyards, are commonly used for fall arrest.
These lanyards:
Reduce the amount of energy transmitted to a worker’s body in the event of a fall.
May provide deceleration distance during a fall reducing the fall arresting forces on the body.
Allow for up to 6 feet of free-fall distance, which is the distance a worker’s body falls before activating.
Must be attached to the dorsal D-ring on the back of the worker’s body harness.
