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Fall Arrest Components

A personal fall arrest system has several key components: 1) A body harness straps around the torso to distribute fall forces, with D-rings to connect other components. 2) Lanyards are flexible straps with connectors at both ends to link the harness to an anchor point. Shock-absorbing lanyards and self-retracting lifelines provide mobility and reduce fall impact. 3) Connectors like carabineers and snap hooks attach parts of the system together and have locking features. All components should be regularly inspected and cleaned with mild detergent and water, then stored dry and out of direct sunlight. Harnesses and lanyards damaged in a fall

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Fall Arrest Components

A personal fall arrest system has several key components: 1) A body harness straps around the torso to distribute fall forces, with D-rings to connect other components. 2) Lanyards are flexible straps with connectors at both ends to link the harness to an anchor point. Shock-absorbing lanyards and self-retracting lifelines provide mobility and reduce fall impact. 3) Connectors like carabineers and snap hooks attach parts of the system together and have locking features. All components should be regularly inspected and cleaned with mild detergent and water, then stored dry and out of direct sunlight. Harnesses and lanyards damaged in a fall

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Personal Fall Arrest System Components

Body Harness: Straps which may be secured on the employee


in a manner that will distribute the fall arrest forces over the
thighs, pelvis, waist, chest and shoulders with means for
attaching it to other components of a personal fall arrest system
via D-rings.

Inspection: Inspect harness prior to donning (see checklist).


Formal semi-annual inspections are also conducted and date of
last inspection placed on tag (see checklist).

Maintenance and Storage: Harnesses should only be cleaned


with a mild detergent and warm water, toweled off to remove
excess water, and then hung by D-Ring to dry. Never place
these harnesses in a dryer or expose to excessive heat. All
equipment should be stored in a cool dry place and not subjected
to direct sunlight. Harnesses are not repairable. If any part of
the harness is damaged or if the harness is subjected to a fall
arrest the harness must be removed from field service and
replaced.

Variations:
• Harnesses may be constructed with padded shoulders, butt
pads, and waist pads which provide additional comfort
when worn for long periods of time.
• Harnesses can be non-conductive where all hardware parts
are covered in insulating covers for electrical protection
• Straps can be constructed of Kevlar when abrasion
resistance required or Nomex for work involving welding
or other hot work.

Lanyards: A flexible strap that has a connector at each end for


connecting the body harness to an anchorage point.

Inspection: Inspect lanyard prior to donning (see checklist).


Formal semi-annual inspections are also conducted (see
checklist).

Maintenance and Storage: Lanyards should only be cleaned


with a mild detergent and warm water, toweled off to remove
excess water, and then hung to dry. Never place in a dryer or
expose to excessive heat. All equipment should be stored in a
cool dry place and not subjected to direct sunlight.

Variations:
• A shock absorbing lanyard reduces the shock from a fall
and should be used wherever possible at Yale.
• Self-retracting lifelines are a deceleration device containing
a drum-wound line which can be slowly extracted from, or
retracted onto, the drum under slight tension during normal
employee movement. After the onset of a fall, the lifeline
automatically locks the drum and arrests the fall. These
lifelines provide additional mobility.
Connectors: A device, which is used to connect parts of the
personal fall arrest system together. It may be an independent
component of the system, such as a carabineer, or it may be an
integral component of part of the system (such as a d-ring sewn
into a harness, or a snap-hook spliced or sewn to a lanyard or
self-retracting lanyard). All connectors must have locking
features to avoid unclipping.

Maintenance and Storage: wipe clean and store dry

Variations: Snap hooks, carabineers

Anchorage: An engineered and designed point of attachment


for lifelines, lanyards or deceleration devices. Anchorages must
be able to sustain a 5,000 lb pull force for each person tied off to
it.

Maintenance and Storage: wipe clean and store dry if not


permanent.

Variations: Anchors may be mounted temporarily (top row) or


permanently (second row). Examples include: Anchor straps,
friction bolts, Beam anchors, D-bolt and D-ring anchors

A special type of anchorage is the horizontal life line. In this


case a line is suspended between two anchorage points. The
connector of a personal fall arrest system connects to the line.

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