Active Fall Protection Equipment – What are the Different Types?

Active fall protecting equipment stand in stark contrast to Passive fall protecting equipment like safety gates, netting and guardrails. These are great to incorporate into various types of construction projects, and can help prevent falls – which are a top cause of death and injury in the construction industry. Know about the various kinds of Active fall protection equipment that are existing in the market these days.

Personal Fall Arrest System

This kind of fall protection system is designed to arrest or stop the fall of a worker from a walking surface. It includes a combination of various components, like Body harness and Anchorages. These help businesses and workers to abide by OSHA safety standards.

Positioning System

This is a body harness system or body belt which supports a worker over an elevated vertical surface, like a ladder, window sill, wall etc, while operating hands-free. It is important to use these while working on safety platforms.

Suspension system

These are used often by window washers and painters, and these help workers lift and get themselves lowered along a vertical surface, operating hands-free at the same time. Still, there is a need to use a  fall arrest system alongside a suspension equipment.

Retrieval System

As part of any fall protection plan and suspended scaffold safety, it is important to retrieve any employee who has fallen. Retrieval equipment needs to help a rescuer get an injured worker out of an enclosed space fast, and with no risks of injury to rescuers or jeopardizing the safety of the fallen worker any further.

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