Working at Height - How to work in Restraint

Falls from height are one of the leading causes of death and serious injury in the work place, with a high personal cost to families and the subsequent financial cost to businesses. It is incumbent upon employers to mitigate this by either designing out the fall hazard or by providing adequate restraint or fall arrest systems.

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• working at height
• height safety
• safety at height
• height safety training
• fall protection
• fall arrest
• fall arrest equipment
• fall arrest training
• fall arrest harness
• fall arrest systems

[Abreen11]

The adjustable idea is a great thing for fall restraint, however in a fall situation the adjustable grab mechanism could shred the rope. Nothing beats proper planning and risk assessments prior to undertaking any sort of high risk work to prevent an accident rather than simply relying on a safety device to kick in.

[kennyraymon]

A couple of weeks ago there was an accident in Seattle where a worker fell, while wearing his harness, lanyard and linegrab. However he "Death Gripped" his linegrab while he was falling. He ended up falling 8 stories, riding his safety line all the way down the building.