Vol.25 | No.07 | Week of 02-17-25

# FALL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS

## Date:

**Job Name:**

*You are*  
*responsible for*  
*inspecting your*  
*fall protection*  
*equipment*  
*before each use.*  
!

## a load of 5000 pounds. equipment

**Supervisor Signature:**

Falls are the leading cause of worker fatalities. If you are at risk for falling 6 feet  
or more, you must use appropriate fall protection equipment. A person without  
protection will free fall 4 feet in Ω second and 16 feet in 1 second! There are two  
types of fall protection, Fall Restraint and Fall Arrest.

Fall Restraint includes such items as a guardrail or parapet wall. It can also consist  
of a personal fall restraint system which keeps you from reaching an unprotected  
ìfallî point. Guardrails (on scaffolds, aerial lifts and on the perimeter of buildings)  
are considered to be a Fall Restraint type of fall protection.

Fall Arrest STOPS you if youíre falling. One type of appropriate fall protection  
equipment is the personal fall arrest system. The entire personal fall arrest system  
must be capable of withstanding the tremendous impact forces involved in a  
fall. A personal fall arrest system includes a full body harness, a shock absorbing  
lanyard or a rope grab and vertical lifeline and a sound anchorage able to support  
a load of 5000 pounds.

## DO’s

*ñ* Pick an anchorage point that will support 5000 lbs. per worker (strong  
enough to support a pickup truck)
*ñ* Fall arrest systems should be rigged so employees can’t free fall more than  
6 feet (or contact any lower level)
*ñ* Tie off above your head
*ñ* Place your anchorage directly above/behind your work area to avoid  
potential swing fall hazards
*ñ* Use the shortest lanyard possible. The shorter the tie-off, the shorter the  
fall
*ñ* Have anchorage points selected by a competent person

## DON’Ts

*ñ* Do not tie a knot in lanyard. This will reduce its strength
*ñ* Do not use water pipes, vent pipes, electrical conduits, light fixtures, or  
guardrails as anchor points
*ñ* Do not use any lanyards without self-locking snap hooks
*ñ* Do not join multiple lanyards together to reach an anchorage
*ñ* Do not allow more than one worker to tie-off to the same anchorage unless  
it is designed and approved by an engineer
*ñ* Do not allow someone else to rig your equipment unless you verify that it  
has been done correctly
*ñ* Do not use an anchorage that is not independent of any anchorage used to  
support or suspend platforms

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