An outline of fall-protection for workers at height and their employers.
DISCLAIMER
This article is not an instruction manual, and should not be considered a substitute for competent instruction.
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CONTENTS
- The risks of work at height
- Legal considerations
- The hierarchy of control
- Fall protection
- Restraint systems
- Work-positioning systems
- Fall arrest systems
- Connector safety
- Drop-lines and rope grabs
- Retracting lanyards and lifelines
- Horizontal life-lines
- Anchorages
- Fall clearance
- Swing-fall hazards
- Elevated work platforms
- Roof work
- Suspension trauma and rescue
- Equipment maintenance