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“A-B-C” of a Personal Fall Arrest System A brief introduction to the “A-B…
“A-B-C” of a Personal Fall Arrest System
A brief introduction to the “A-B-C”
Anchorage
An anchor point (also known as anchorage) is a part of an
anchor for other equipment in a PFAS to be attached to.
An anchorage is an element or place for the safe fixing
of lifelines or people
Anchorages must always be located at a higher
securing point
With reference to SS570:2011
Personal protective equipment
for protection against falls from a height
Body support
A full body harness is a body support device that distributes
fall arrest forces across
thighs
pelvis
the shoulders
It has a centre back fall arrest attachment for connection
to the fall arrest connecting device
Note that the only form of body wear acceptable for fall
arrest is the full body harness.
Go to Section 4.1 for details on full body harness
Ïs a component of a body holder device that connects a user to a PFAS.
It comprises components such as fittings, straps, buckles or other elements that could support
the body
Connections
The connection sub-system is a critical link between the
body support and the anchorages or anchor devices.
Personal Fall Arrest Connection Means
The connection means for personal fall
SRLs can also be used as a connection to reduce free fall
distance and energy loads from a fall
to 6 kN in the event of a fall.
lanyard equipped with an energy absorbing element to
limit the arresting force
Work Positioning and Work/ Travel-restraint Connection
Means
The means of connection for work positioning and travel
restraint is often a simple lanyard
for rebar
work, they are constructed from chain or webbing.
All work positioning devices are intended to reduce the
potential for free fall
