Working at height refers to any work that is above ground or below ground in which a person could fall and injure themselves if no precautions are taken. You could fall off a ladder, off a roof’s edge, or through an opening on the floor without a proper height safety installation. Generally speaking, fall protection is required at four feet above a lower level.
3. Understanding Fall Distance
You can wear all the fall arrest system protective gear in the world, but if it allows you to hit the lower level before it engages, it’s pointless. It is not unusual to go onto a construction site or observe a maintenance crew in a plant and see a worker at 10-12’ off the ground wearing a 6’ lanyard with a deceleration device.
Your actual fall distance needs not only to include the length of your lanyard when deployed but also your body length below the D-ring and any sag in your harness and anchor system.
b. Ensuring Wise Use of Elevators
There are many ways in which an elevator operator can do something wrong. We do need to discuss fall protection in regards to elevators. One thing that gets missed by rope access technician quite often is that any person in a boom lift, at any time, at any height, must be properly tied off.
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