Personal Fall Arrest System Parts

Second component of a fall arrest system.

Personal fall arrest system parts. There are three major components of a personal fall arrest system pfas. Bring an employee to a complete stop and limit maximum deceleration distance to 3 feet. 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. Personal fall arrest systems have three main parts.

First component of a fall arrest system. Limit maximum arresting force to 1 800 pounds. That doesn t have to be the case. Anchorage devices body support and connectors.

This is the second article in our personal fall protection system series. 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. Ensure that personal fall arrest systems will when stopping a fall. Be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet nor contact any lower level.

The first article can be found here and covers important details about fall protection anchors. These parts are sometimes referred to as the abcs of fall protection all three parts of the system need to be in proper working order to protect a worker should a fall actually occur. 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. 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.

The anchor and the anchorage connector the connecting device which is a lanyard or a retractable lifeline with snaphooks. In fall arrest it s illegal to wear a safety belt rather than a full body harness while working in a fall arrest mode. Fall arrest is the form of fall protection which involves the safe stopping of a person already falling.