Fall Protection
Guidance
Below is a quick guide to common safety issues and protocols. For more, download the PDF.
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Fall Protection
Downloadable Content
Below is a quick guide to common safety issues and protocols. For more, download the PDF.
Go back to ZERO Features
Regulations require that all fall protection equipment be inspected prior to its use. This includes looking forFrays or broken strands in lanyards, belts and lifelines, and oxidation or distortion of any metalconnection devices.Perform a visual inspection of the equipment prior to using it, each time.
Protect yourself from a fall. Identify when your work exposes you or a co-workerto a fall hazard before you are exposed to the hazard.If the hazard assessment indicates the need for fall protection, the next step is to determine if the fallhazard(s) can be eliminated through engineering controls and/or alternative work methods.
More Info about ZERO TeamsA: Anchorage/Anchorage Connector: An anchor point capable of supporting a load of 5000 lbs. ormore.B: Body wear: A full-body harness; ANDC: Connecting Device: The critical link which joins the body wear to the anchorage/anchorageconnector, for example: a shock-absorbing lanyard.
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