Instruction Manual
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(also referred to as a fall arrester).
Self-Retracting Lifeline/Lanyard
A deceleration device containing a drum-wound line, which can be slowly
extracted from, or retracted onto, the drum under slight tension during normal
worker movement, and which, after onset of a fall, automatically locks the drum
and arrests the fall.
Shock Absorber
A device intended to limit the deceleration forces exerted on a worker during
fall arrest.
Snap Hooks
A connector consists of a hook-shaped member with a normally closed keeper,
or similar arrangement, which may be opened to permit the hook to receive an
object and, when released, automatically closes to retain the object.
Unprotected Sides and Edges
Any side or edge (except at entrances to points of access) of a walking or
working surface (for example, floor, roof, ramp, or runway) where there is no
wall or guardrail system at least 39 inches high.
Walking/Working Surface
Any surface (whether horizontal or vertical) on which a worker walks or works,
including but not limited to floors, roofs, ramps, bridges, runways, formwork
and concrete reinforcing steel; but not including ladders, vehicles, or trailers, on
which workers must be located in order to perform their job duties.
Warning Line System
A barrier erected on a roof to warn workers that they are approaching an
unprotected roof side or edge, and which designates an area in which roofing
work may take place without the use of guardrail, body harness, or safety net
systems to protect workers in the area.
Working load
Refers to aggregate simultaneous load of personnel, equipment, and/or material
to be supported by the equipment or system.
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