Personal Fall Arrest System Parts

Anchorage devices body support and connectors.

Personal fall arrest system parts.

This is the second article in our personal fall protection system series. Limit maximum arresting force to 1 800 pounds. The anchor and the anchorage connector the connecting device which is a lanyard or a retractable lifeline with snaphooks. When we select personal protective equipment as our control measure it s automatically thought that the equipment will be configured in a fall arrest mode.

Bring an employee to a complete stop and limit maximum deceleration distance to 3 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. Second component of a fall arrest system. In fall arrest it s illegal to wear a safety belt rather than a full body harness while working in a fall arrest mode.

Personal fall arrest systems have three main 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. It is one of several forms of fall protection forms which also include fall guarding general protection that prevents persons from entering a fall hazard area e g guard rails and fall restraint personal protection which prevents persons who are in a fall hazard area from falling e g. There are two primary kinds of anchor points.

That doesn t have to be the case. A device which is used to couple connect parts of the personal fall arrest system and positioning device systems. Personal fall arrest system instead of a guardrail when workers are working on a supported scaffold more than 10 feet above the working surface. There are three major components of a personal fall arrest system pfas.

Fall arrest is the form of fall protection which involves the safe stopping of a person already falling. The first article can be found here and covers important details about fall protection anchors. Ensure that personal fall arrest systems will when stopping a fall.