Minimum Required Fall Clearance from Work Level to Lower Level
Maximum
Arrest Distance
of SRL
Working Directly
Below Anchor Point
NOT Working Directly
Below Anchor Point
In Standing
Position
In Kneeling/
Crouched
Position
In Lying Down
Position
In Potential
Swing Fall Position
1,4 m
2,4 m 3,2 m 3,9 m
Varies - Additional Fall
Clearance Required
TABLE 1: Minimum Required Fall Clearances
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6 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
Periodic inspection to check the equipment's effectiveness and resistance is essential to
ensure the user's safety.
The equipment must be inspected at least once a year. A competent person must inspect
this equipment, as per the instructions (see “Inspection sheet”).
After every periodic inspection, complete the sheet. Inspections must be more frequent, as
directed by the regulations in force, if the device is used frequently or in harsh environmen-
tal conditions (Table 3). It is your responsibility to keep this sheet up to date and in a safe
place. If there are no entries on the identification sheet, the product will be considered not to
have been maintained and no warranty will be provided by the manufacturer. Check that the
product markings are legible.
CAUTION: Always wear gloves when inspecting cable lifelines; broken strands can cause
injury!
CAUTION: Do not let go of the lifeline and let it retract on its own; always maintain tension
while it retracts!
Type of Use
Application
Examples
Conditions of Use
Inspection
Frequency
Competent*
Person
Infrequent
to Light
Rescue & confined
space, Factory
maintenance
Good storage conditions, indoor or infre-
quent outdoor use, room temperature,
clean environments
Annually
Moderate
to Heavy
Transportation,
Residential construc-
tion, Utilities, Ware-
house
Fair storage conditions, indoor and
extended outdoor use, all temperatures,
clean or dusty environments
Semi-annual-
ly to annually
Severe to
Continu-
ous
Commercial
construction,
Oil & Gas, Mining
Harsh storage conditions, prolonged or
continuous outdoor use, all tempera-
tures, dirty environment
Quarterly to
semi-annu-
ally
* Competent person: person, designated by employer, who has a safety expertise and a technical background on such SRL
(specific training)”
TABLE 2: Inspection Requirements
Warning
When inspection and operational testing reveals defects in or damage to equipment, in-
adequate maintenance of equipment, or evidence of equipment having been exposed to
fall arrest forces or loading, the equipment shall be immediately removed from service.
Units removed from service, shall be marked and tagged “UNUSABLE” and returned for
service in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Non-repairable devices must be
disposed of in a manner to prevent inadvertent further use.
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