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March 3, 2014

General Rooftop Fall Protection Tips

When anyone needs to perform tasks on a rooftop, there are certain things that should be taken into consideration at those heights. Due to the wide variety of fall hazards that are present on the roof of a building, it’s always nice to have a quick reference list of basic…

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February 21, 2014

Rooftop Fall Protection during Hazard Analysis and Installation

Before you can install a fall protection system to reduce the risk of rooftop hazards, a hazard analysis and fall protection system installation must occur. During those processes, there are some general guidelines to follow to reduce the exposure to dangerous situations. By following these basic protocols, everyone involved with…

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January 31, 2014

Elements of a Fall Protection Program

When workers need to perform tasks at elevation, most safety managers will evaluate the nature of the heights and establish whether or not their employees will need to use some sort of fall protection system. OSHA 1910 requires fall protection in general industry for people who are working at heights…

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January 24, 2014

RESCUE ME! Assisted Rescue vs. Self-Rescue

Rescue planning can be a very tricky part of implementing a comprehensive fall protection program in the workplace. The biggest reason that system rescue is so difficult is because there are an almost endless number of circumstances that can happen in any workplace. A competent or qualified person is responsible…

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January 17, 2014

Fall Protection Systems & Return on Investment

When anyone managing a building hears any discussion about fall protection, the first thing that pops into their mind is the cost. This is understandable. The goal of any company is to make money, not to spend it. But, all businesses have unavoidable costs (i.e. overhead) that help them operate…

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December 27, 2013

Suspension Trauma: Symptoms and Treatment

This blog was originally posted on 12/27/2013 and reviewed on 2/11/2021. Disclaimer: The staff of Rigid Lifelines are not medical experts. If a worker is experiencing suspension trauma, seek medical assistance immediately. Whenever workers need to use fall protection systems to work at height, it is CRUCIAL that a rescue plan…

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December 13, 2013

Assisted Rescue Components

All of the information in this blog is in reference to ANSI Z359.4-2007 “Safety Requirements for Assisted-Rescue and Self-Rescue Systems, Sub-Systems, and Components.”  The requirements for fall protection and fall arrest devices are a little different than rescue devices. Overall, this can be attributed to the tasks that the equipment…

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November 22, 2013

How Do I Protect Workers Over 310lbs?

During the quoting process, there are many different questions that need to be answered. In addition to finding out the general work area that needs to be covered with a fall protection system and what type of system will be best suited to meet the needs of the application, fall…

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November 15, 2013

Swing Falls: Problems and Solutions

Fall protection systems are a wonderful protection method for people who work at height. But, those systems are only as good as their correct installation and use. When a fall protection system is installed and used correctly, a worker should be able to have their fall arrested with minimal consequences….

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September 27, 2013

Enhancing Your Training Sessions

Many safety training sessions are like watching a cluster of snails move across a deck—it feels like there’s a lot of ground to cover and you’re not sure if everyone will make it to the end. And yet, making a safety training and information session can actually be a fun…

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September 13, 2013

Certified vs. Non-Certified Anchors (When Anchorages Do NOT Need to Support 5,000 Pounds)

There are lots of exciting definitions in the world of fall protection, and it can be confusing to try and keep track of all of them (thankfully, this is why ANSI Z359.0 is in existence), but it’s important to know the different terms that are used for fall protection, especially…

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July 19, 2013

Harness Fitting Part 2: Conditions

In part one of this blog series, we discussed the fact that there are five different factors that can influence the way a fall protection harness fits a worker’s body. Those factors include: the number of adjustment points on a harness, the type of adjustment points on a harness, the…

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