Self-retracting lifeline/lanyard definition
Self-retracting lifeline/lanyard means 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, and which, after onset of a fall, automatically locks the drum and arrests the fall.
Self-retracting lifeline/lanyard means a deceleration device containing a drum-wound line that may be slowly extracted from or retracted onto the drum under slight tension during normal employee movement, and that, after onset of a fall, automatically locks the drum and arrests the fall. This term, like rope grab, was not defined in proposed Part 1926, subpart M. OSHA, however, has determined that it is appropriate to define self-retracting lifeline/lanyard so that the term which is used in the definition of "deceleration device" is clearly understood. OSHA made the same determination in the final rule on powered platforms [54 FR 31470].
Self-retracting lifeline/lanyard means a deceleration device containing a drum-wound line that can be slowly extracted from, or retracted onto, the drum under slight tension during normal movement by the employee. At the onset of a fall, the device automatically locks the drum and arrests the fall.