Fall Arrest Anchorage
Fall Arrest Anchorage
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OSHA 1926.502(d)(15) states "Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment shall be independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5000 pounds per employee attached, or shall be designed....."
What is meant by "platforms" in the above paragraph? Could these be shoring platforms?
What is meant by "platforms" in the above paragraph? Could these be shoring platforms?






RE: Fall Arrest Anchorage
RE: Fall Arrest Anchorage
That said - You need a full body harness and associated hardware and may have to prove your design. But it makes life a lot more simple.
Platform is any area where a person could/can stand. In other words - you would not want to tie off to a swing stage type scaffold (window washer) already supported by cables.
RE: Fall Arrest Anchorage
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RE: Fall Arrest Anchorage
The arresting force or the tie-off point should not load the platform but should load-path to the superstructure to which the platform is attached.
Similar to what has already been written an example of this is how a window-washers bosun's chair or scaffold is not to share a connection with the window-washers harness.