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Fall Protection

Fall Protection. Work at Height January 29, 2019 Paraic Brennan. Fall Protection. Fall Arrest Fall Guarding Fall Restraint Rescue. Fall Arrest. Fall arrest is the form of fall protection which involves the safe stopping of a person who is already falling Vertical Fall. Fall Guarding.

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Fall Protection

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  1. Fall Protection Work at Height January 29, 2019 Paraic Brennan

  2. Fall Protection • Fall Arrest • Fall Guarding • Fall Restraint • Rescue

  3. Fall Arrest • Fall arrest is the form of fall protection which involves the safe stopping of a person who is already falling • Vertical Fall

  4. Fall Guarding • General protection that prevents persons from entering a fall hazard area e.g., guard rails

  5. Fall Restraint • Fall restraint (personal protection which prevents persons who are in a fall hazard area from falling).

  6. Fall Arrest • Netting • Personal Fall Arrest - PPE

  7. ABCD of Fall Arrest • A = Anchor • B = Body Wear = Full body Harness • C = Connector • D = Deceleration Device = slows the arrest when falling. • E = Emergency Plan & Equipment

  8. A = anchor • Must be secured to a fixed structure or structural adaptation. • May be lifeline secured to a building. • Certification & inspection.

  9. Body Wear • A full Body Harness worn by the worker. • Not all are the same, what suits on may not suit another as with all PPE. • Correct adjustment required.

  10. Connector • Lanyard • Fall arrest block • Must be energy absorbing capacity for fall arrest

  11. Deceleration device • Huge forces generated in arresting a fall • Energy absorber - limits energy absorbed by the body to SURVIVABLE levels. • Limits forces on anchors such as Horizontal Life Lines which might cause failure of the anchorage • May not be required in fall restraint - depends on fall distance.

  12. Safe Fall Distance • Deployment of the energy absorbers + • Length of lanyard + • Height of person + • safety factor

  13. Training • Training on Equipment = Use & Care, inspection and hazards • Theory & Practical

  14. Planning • Planning for work - Method Statements • Risk assessment • Planning for emergencies

  15. Emergencies • Rescue Plan - worst case scenario • Included in all Method Statements for Work at Height. • Rescue from fall within 10 mins. • Seat in W position. • Rescue equipment available. • Rescue from MEWP - practise.

  16. Recap • Fall Arrest • Fall Guarding • Fall Restraint • Rescue

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