Fall Arrest System Parts

The first article can be found here and covers important details about fall protection anchors.

Fall arrest system parts.

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. 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. 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.

The equipment is not designed to arrest a fall but merely restrains an individual. A device which is used to couple connect parts of the personal fall arrest system and positioning device systems. 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. In fall arrest it s illegal to wear a safety belt rather than a full body harness while working in a fall arrest mode.

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. 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. Typical connecting devices i e.