Sohail Safety Study

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Golden Rules of safety.

Calculating Fall Clearance Distance:
°Using a Retractable Lifeline

• First, add the maximum free fall distance (2 ft.) with a retractable lifeline to the maximum deceleration distance (3-1/2 ft.) to the average height of a worker (6 ft.).

• Then, add a safety factor of 3 ft. to allow for the possibility of an improperly fit harness, a taller than average worker and/or a miscalculation of distance.

• The total, 14-1/2 ft. is the suggested safe fall clearance distance for this example.

† NOTE: When using a retractable lifeline, the distance is calculated from the point where the retractable attaches to the back D-ring of the worker’s harness.

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