HW6 Fall Protection

A secure point of attachment for equipment such as lifelines, lanyards, or deceleration devices.

Anchorage

The amount of energy impacted on a body as a fall is being arrested. OSHA requires a limitation of 1800 lbs. of force on the body in a fall when wearing a full-body harness.

Arresting Force

A device used to couple parts of a fall protection system together.

Connector

A work area designated and clearly marked in which certain types of work (such as overhand bricklaying) may take place without the use of conventional fall-protection systems such as a guardrail, personal arrest or safety net.

Controlled Access Zone

A mechanism that serves to dissipate energy during a fall.

Deceleration Device

Is it appropriate to use a guardrail that meets OSHA requirements as a tie-off point?

No

When stopping a fall, a personal fall arrest system shall bring an employee to a complete stop and limit the maximum deceleration distance to _______ feet.

3.5

An unprotected side or edge is a side or edge without a wall or guardrail system at least __________________ inches in height.

39

Anchors used as attachment for PFA equipment must be capable of supporting ____________________ pounds per employee attached.

5000

Where must the lanyard attachment point be located on the wearer of a body harness of a Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS)?

??? *Not Waist level

The vertical displacement of the fall arrest attachment point on the employee's body belt or body harness between onset of the fall and just before the system begins to apply force to arrest the fall.

Free Fall Distance

In residential construction, a written fall-protection plan may be used in certain circumstances if conventional fall protection ___________________________________________________.

Is not possible or creates a greater hazard.

A system used to arrest an employee in a fall from a walking-working surface. It consists of a body harness, anchorage, and connector. The means of connection may include a lanyard, deceleration device, lifeline, or a suitable combination of these.

Personal Fall Arrest System

A safety system in which a competent person is responsible for recognizing and warning workers of fall hazards.

Safety Monitoring System

A deceleration device containing a drum-wound line that can be slowly extracted from, or retracted onto, the drum under minimal tension during normal employee movement and, after onset of a fall, automatically locks the drum and arrests the fall.

Self-Retracting Lifeline/Lanyard (SRL)

Any side or edge (except at entrances to points of access) of a walking/working surface, e.g. floor, roof, ramp, or runway where there is no wall or guardrail system, at least 39 inches high.

Unprotected Edge

Which of the following is NOT a consideration of fall protection training?

must correct all fall protection hazards prior to training.

When mechanical equipment is being used perpendicular to the roof edge, the warning lines cannot be closer than _______ feet.

ten

According to OSHA rules, a hole or opening that must be protected is defined as any void or gap ______________ inch(es) or more in its least dimension in a floor, roof or other walking and/or working surface.

two

Covers for holes in an elevated work surface must be able to support __________ times the weight of the workers.

two