Leading Edge Self-Retracting Lifelines Calculating Fall Protection Clearance Distances

摘要

When developing an elevated surface work plan, fall protection safety professionals must be aware that the maximum deceleration distances for SRLs provided by manufacturers may be for overhead applications only. This can be misleading when planning work using an SRL-LE in a leading edge application. This may contribute to a safety pro- fessional's underestimation of the clearance distance required to adequately protect workers. This is not a serious concern when the working surface is significantly higher than a next level, in which case full payout of the arrest components (worst-case scenario) is adequate. It becomes critical when the available clearance distance below a working surface is less than 18 ft.