Fall Arrest Sample Clauses
Fall Arrest. Fall Arrest is an area of Fall Protection which focuses on stopping a fall once it has occurred. Personal Fall Arrest Systems typically consist of an anchorage, a full body harness and a self-retracting lifeline, shock- absorbing lanyard or other deceleration device designed to bring a falling user to a stop in the shortest possible distance while limiting the force imparted to the user’s body.
Fall Arrest. Fall arrest equipment shall be properly used when exposed to a fall in excess of six (6) feet, when the use of other fall protection means is not practical. Fall protection shall be provided 100% of the time personnel are exposed to a fall in excess of six (6) feet, with the exception of working from a portable ladder with a fall exposure of twenty-four (24) feet in height or lower. Any time personnel work from a portable ladder in excess of than twenty-four (24) feet, or climb a fixed ladder that has a fall exposure greater than twenty-four (24) feet; the appropriate fall protection measures must be taken. Appropriate fall arrest equipment is considered the following: