Fall Protection Impact: Equipment Guidelines


Overview/Description
Target Audience
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Overview/Description
A fall arrest system is a system that involves the safe stopping of a person who is already falling. The three main components of a fall arrest system are an anchor point, a body harness, and a connecting device. Fall protection equipment, such as the personal fall arrest system, provide a high degree of protection once installed properly. In this Fall Protection Impact series installment, John Knopf explains the equipment guidelines.

Target Audience
All personnel exposed to potential fall hazards

Expected Duration (hours)
0.1

Lesson Objectives

Fall Protection Impact: Equipment Guidelines

  • understand the credentials of the subject matter expert
  • describe how a fall arrest system works
  • reflect on what you’ve learned
  • Course Number:
    ehs_ci_a49_sh_enus