Fall Arrest System Parts

Personal fall restraint systems are positioning systems that prevent an individual from stepping into a fall hazard.

Fall arrest system parts.

Typical connecting devices i e. 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. This is the second article in our personal fall protection system series.

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. 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. In fall arrest it s illegal to wear a safety belt rather than a full body harness while working in a fall arrest mode. Because fall arrest designs require high rate energy capacity design methods fundamental fall arrest design is tedious and esoteric.

Second component of a fall arrest system. The first article can be found here and covers important details about fall protection anchors. 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. Fall arrest components can be.