Tritech Fall Protection Systems

FACTORS EFFECTING THE STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF MATERIALS USED IN HEIGHT SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Fall arrest products are predominately produced from the following materials:

• Polyester webbing / threads - used in harnesses, lanyards, slings, horizontal safety lines, etc.

• Polished stainless steel, mild steel - used for all fittings on harnesses and lanyards.

• Nylon - used in fall arrest energy absorbers and some attachment slings for climbing applications.

At Tritech we take the extra step to understand the application and hazards to provide the best solution possible.

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Falls have long been recognized as the leading cause of workplace death in the United States, making up roughly 36.5% of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s “Fatal Four”. In order to improve the safety of America’s workers, OSHA, it’s sister agency the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers have all adopted similar standards on when fall protection is required.

General Industry: 4 Feet Marine (and Riverine) Industry: 5 Feet Construction Industry: 6 Feet
Mining Industry: 6 Feet

General Industry 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)
The employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following: guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall protection systems.

Marine Industry 29 CFR 1915.77(c)
When employees are working aloft, or elsewhere at elevations more than 5 feet (1.5 m) above a solid surface, either scaffolds or a sloping ladder, meeting the requirements of this subpart, shall be used to afford safe footing, or the employees shall be protected by safety belts and lifelines meeting the requirements of §§ 1915.159 and 1915.160.

Construction Industry 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)
Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

Mining Industry 30 C.F.R. §§ 56/57.15005
Safety belts and lines shall be worn when persons work where there is danger of falling; a second person shall tend the lifeline when bins, tanks, or other dangerous areas are entered. (MSHA has since clarified through policy that potential fall distances of 6 feet (1.8 m) or more require fall protection)

USACE EM-385-1-1-21.A.02
Workers exposed to fall hazards shall be protected from falling to a lower level by the use of standard guardrails (see Section 21.F.01.b), work platforms, temporary floors, safety nets, engineered fall protection systems, personal fall arrest systems, or the equivalent.

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How safe can you be? Never safe enough. But combining system solution together can help keep employees as safe as possible. Guard rail along leading edge with a constant force post lifeline system to maintain a safe distance from the edge of the building. Knowing what solutions are available will assist you and your team in integrating the best solutions for you.

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Not only cable systems. Tritech Fall Protection offers Rigid Rail systems for all of those situations where employees are working at heights but are close enough to the obstructions below that the deflection of a cable system will not work for their application. Rigid Rail systems offer the same life saving support as lifeline systems while needing less clearance to provide adequate fall distance safety.

Call Tritech Fall Protection and have your site evaluated for fall protection systems and hazards. With 30 years in the industry, there isn’t a situation that we haven’t run into. Come and talk to the solution makers today.

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Prior to carrying out work at height, careful consideration should be given to ensure that the safest possible solution is chosen. It is not acceptable to select a method of work without first considering the alternatives. A hierarchy of measures exists to assist in this process. Users should ensure that they select an option as high in the hierarchy as possible. By doing so, the potential risk to the user will be minimized. At the top of the hierarchy the safest option is AVOIDANCE. Wherever possible avoid unnecessary work at height. This is followed by WORK RESTRAINT then WORK POSITION and finally FALL ARREST.

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For locations where more permanent protection is needed to a vertical location, such as climbing an access ladder to a warehouse mezzanine, permanent vertical lifelines are becoming more and more the norm.

In the past, the most common type of fall protection seen on fixed ladders was the “ladder cage,”. However, as of November 19, 2018, what OSHA permits for fall protection on fixed ladders began to change for fixed ladders that extend more than 24 feet (7.3 m) above a lower level. For systems installed before this time, ladder cages will be “grandfathered” until 2036.

For any built after this time, the required controls are:
• Personal Fall Arrest System (overhead SRL); or
• Ladder Safety System (VLL) - 1910.28(b)(9)(i)(B)

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