Mike Murphy

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Mike Murphy Fall Protection Technical Sales Mgr.
Miller by Sperian 630-649-4803
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Fall Protection

• Why Fall Protection?
• ABCs of Personal Fall Arrest
• Horizontal Lifelines
• OSHA
• ANSI Update

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Why Fall Protection? Because People Do Stupid
Stuff !
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Why Fall Protection? Because People Do Stupid
Stuff !
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Why Fall Protection? Because People Do Stupid
Stuff !
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Why Fall Protection? Because People Do Stupid
Stuff !
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Why Fall Protection? Because People Do Stupid
Stuff !
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Why Fall Protection? Because People Do Stupid
Stuff !
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Why Fall Protection? Because People Do Stupid
Stuff !
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Why Fall Protection? Because People Do Stupid
Stuff !
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Why Fall Protection? Because People Do Stupid
Stuff !
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Why Fall Prevention Protection?

• Today.
• Falls are 2nd leading cause of death in the
  workplace
• Falls are leading cause of death in Construction
  Industry

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Three Major Components ABCs of a Personal Fall
Arrest System

• Cross Arm Anchorage Strap
• Revolution Full Body Harness
• Falcon Self Retracting Lifeline Connector

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ABCs of a Personal Fall Arrest System

• Anchorage Connectors

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ABCs of a Personal Fall Arrest System

• Body Wear

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ABCs of a PFAS - Body Wear
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ABCs of a Personal Fall Arrest System

• Connecting Devices

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ABCs of a PFAS
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Horizontal Lifelines
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Horizontal Lifelines

• 29 CFR 1926.502(d)(8)
• Horizontal lifelines shall be designed, installed
  and used under the supervision of a qualified
  person, as part of a complete personal fall
  arrest system that maintains a safety factor of
  at least two.

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History of ANSI Mission

• The ANSI Federations primary goal is to enhance
  the global competitiveness of U.S. business and
  the American quality of life by promoting and
  facilitating voluntary consensus standards
  ensuring their integrity.
• ANSI itself does not develop American National
  Standards, it provides all interested U.S.
  parties with a neutral venue to come together
  work toward common agreements.
• The process to create these voluntary standards
  is guided by the Institutes cardinal principles
  of consensus, due process, openness, depends
  heavily upon data gathering and compromises among
  a diverse range of stakeholders.
• The Institute ensures that access to the
  standards process, including an appeals
  mechanism, is made available to anyone directly
  or materially affected by a standard that is
  under development.

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History of ANSI Mission

• The American National Standards process includes
• Consensus on a proposed standard by a group or
  consensus body that includes representatives
  from materially affected and interested parties
• Broad-based public review comment on draft
  standards
• Consideration of and response to comments
  submitted by voting members of the relevant
  consensus body by public review
• Incorporation of approved changes into a draft
  standard
• Right to appeal by any participant that believes
  that due process principles were not sufficiently
  respected during the standards development in
  accordance with the ANSI-accredited procedures of
  the standards developer.

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History of ANSI Mission

• For nearly ninety years, ANSI has served as the
  coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standards
  system, a unique diversified federation that
  includes industry, standards developing
  organizations, trade associations, professional
  and technical societies, government, labor and
  consumer groups.
• The Institute provides the means for the U.S. to
  influence global standardization and the
  development of international standards.

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History of ANSI Z359

• The original Z359 Standard was introduced
  published in 1992. (Z359.0 1992)
• Z359, revised in 1999, was intended to be a first
  in a series of standards to address fall
  protection.
• (Z359.0 - Rev. 1999)
• After 8 years, the standard is being revised with
  those changes being reviewed in this program.

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History Original Standard (Revised 1999)

• Covered in the eight sections of the old
  standard
• Scope, Purpose, Application, Exceptions and
  Interpretations
• Definitions
• Requirements
• Qualification Testing
• Marking and Instructions
• User Instructions, Maintenance Storage of
  Equipment
• Equipment, Selection, Rigging, Use Training
• References

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New Revised Standard Subsections

• ANSI Z359.0 Definitions Terminology Used for
  Fall Protection Fall Arrest.
• ANSI Z359.1 Safety Requirements for Personal Fall
  Arrest Systems, Subsystems Components.
• ANSI Z359.2 Minimum Requirements for a
  Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program.
• ANSI Z359.3 Safety Requirements for Positioning
  Travel Restraint Systems.
• ANSI Z359.4 Safety Requirements for
  Assisted-Rescue Self Rescue Systems,
  Subsystems, Components.

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New ANSI Z359 Standards with effective date of
Nov 16, 2009

• ANSI Z359.6 Safety Requirements Specifications
  for Personal Fall Arrest Systems
• ANSI Z359.12 Safety Requirements for Connecting
  Components for Personal Fall Arrest Systems
  Connectors
• ANSI Z359.13 Personal Energy Absorbers Energy
  Absorbing Lanyards

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ANSI 359.0 Highlights

• Scope
• This establishes the definitions nomenclature
  used for the Z359 Fall Protection Code.
• It defines approximately 150 terms from
  Activation Distance to Working Line.
• Originally a part of ANSI Z359.1, but separated
  and moved out into Z359.0 for ease of reference.
• Exceptions Body Belts, chest waist chest
  harnesses are not addressed in the standard.

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ANSI Z359.1 Safety Requirements for Personal Fall
Arrest Systems, Subsystems Components.

• This standard establishes requirements for the
  performance, design, marking, qualification,
  instruction, training, inspection, use,
  maintenance, and removal from service of
  connectors, full body harnesses, lanyards, energy
  absorbers, anchorage connectors, fall arresters,
  vertical lifelines and self retracting lanyards
  comprising personal arrest systems for users
  within the capacity range of 130 to 310 lbs.

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ANSI Z359.1 - Highlights

• Miller believes this sub-section is one of the
  most important in the new standard because it
  specifically addresses changes new language
  regarding
• 1. Gate hook strength requirements for snap
  hooks and carabiners.
• 2. Front-attachment D-ring elements.
• 3. Twin-leg lanyards.
• 4. Equipment rigging.
• 5. Instructions, markings usage of equipment.
• 6. Training, selection inspection.

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ANSI Z359.1 Gate Hooks

• The tensile load of the snap hook carabiner
  must be able to withstand 5000 lbs, which remains
  the same.
• The gate face must with stand 3600 lbs up from
  220 lbs.
• The side gate must withstand 3600 lbs up from 350
  lbs.
• The minor axis of non-captive eye snap hooks or
  carabiners must withstand 3600 lbs which is new
  to the Z359.1 standard.

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ANSI Snaphooks (Z359-1998 vs. Z359-2007)
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ANSI Z359 Connector Hardware Components

• All hardware withstand minimum salt spray test of
  48 hours. The presence of red rust to the unaided
  eye shall constitute failure.
• All hardware new in unused condition.
• Buckles, ovals, adjusters minimum tensile
  strength of 4000 lbs. without breaking.
• Snaphooks, carabiners, D-rings, O-rings subjected
  to proof testing to 3600 lbs.
• Failure shall be cracking, breaking or permanent
  deformation visible to the unaided eye.

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ANSI Z359 Snaphooks - Markings
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ANSI Z359 Snaphooks Carabiners

• Must be marked with
• Year of manufacture
• Manufacturer's identification
• Supplier part number
• Load rating for the major axis of the connector
  stamped or otherwise permanently marked on the
  device.
• Markings for connectors shall be sufficient
  to provide traceability.
• For connectors that are non-integral,
  include the standard number Z359.1 (07).

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ANSI Z359 Front D-Ring and D-Ring Elements

• Addition of requirements markings for harnesses
  equipped with front-mounted attachment or D-ring
  element.
• 1999 Standard allowed for the D-ring on fall
  arrest equipment to be limited to equipment used
  for ladder climbing, fall restraint and work
  positioning.
• Now, the D-ring element can be used for fall
  arrest as detailed in section 3.2.2.5a.

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ANSI Z359 Front D-Ring and D-Ring Elements

• Maximum free fall distance for a D-ring element
  that is part of a PFAS is 2 feet.
• The maximum arrest force is 900 lbs or less.
• Front-D-ring attachment must be located within
  the sternum area of the body.
• Front D-ring attachment is intended for use in
  rescue, work position, rope access and other ANSI
  Z359.1 recognized applications where the design
  of the systems will limit free fall to 2 feet.
• Strength Performance testing requirements in
  sections 4.3.3.1a 4.3.3.2a.

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ANSI Z359 Twin-Leg Lanyards

• Use warnings provided in section 3.2.3.7a.
• Lanyards with two, integrally connected legs
  shall have a minimum of 5000 lbs breaking
  strength when statically tested in accordance
  with Twin-Leg Lanyards 4.3.4.1.3.

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ANSI Z359 Twin-Leg Lanyards

• Lanyards must be marked with
• Connect only the center snaphook to the fall
  arrest attachment element.
• Do not attach the leg of the lanyard that is not
  in use to the harness except to attachment points
  specifically designated by the mfg for this
  purpose.
• Do not rig the lanyard to create more than a 6 ft
  free fall.
• Do not allow the legs of the lanyard to pass
  under arms, between legs or around the neck.

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Equipment Labeling

• Snaphooks Carabiners must be labeled with
• Year of manufacturing
• Manufacturers identification
• Supplier part number
• Load rating for the major axis of the connector
  stamped or otherwise permanently marked on the
  device.
• Markings for connectors shall be sufficient to
  provide traceability For connectors that are
  non-integral, include the standard number
  according to Z359.1(07).

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ANSI Z359 Equipment Rigging

• Changes include a revision of the load that
  anchorages must bear several additions to the
  Equipment Rigging Use section 7.2 Training
  section 7.3.
• The load that an anchorage must withstand has
  been changed from 3600 lbs. when certification
  exists to two times the maximum arrest force
  permitted on the system when certification
  exists.

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ANSI Z359 Training

• Authorized person users shall be trained by a
  competent person trainer to inspect, use, store
  maintain the equipment according to the
  requirements of this standard the
  manufacturer's instructions.
• Training shall provide the proper use of the
  equipment include
• A. How to use the equipment
• B. How to estimate limit the MAF to acceptable
  limits.
• C. Proper methods of donning, adjusting
  interconnecting of the equipment

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ANSI Z359 Training

• D. Proper attachment locations on the equipment.
• E. Intended function performance
  characteristics for each item of equipment.
• F. Proper attachment methods including
  compatibility of the sizes of snaphooks, D-rings
  other connections to reduce the probability of
  accidental disengagement.
• G. How to determine free fall distance total
  fall distance.
• H. What to do after a fall to protect the user
  from injury.

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ANSI Z359 Training

• Emergency rescue planning execution to include
• Methods of rescue
• Rescue personnel availability
• Type of equipment available for rescue
  effective means to summon rescue personnel
• Drilling of rescue personnel in rescue
  evacuation procedures.

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ANSI Z359 Equipment Selection

• Details the selection requirements for harnesses
  fall arrest systems.
• Size does matter in choosing equipment
• a. It must fit user the appropriate equipment
  must be selected as well.
• Compatibility is addressed
• a. Connectors, snaphooks, carabiners must be
  compatible and fit harnesses fall arrest
  systems.

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ANSI Z359 Equipment Selection

• Fall protection systems are designed to work as
  systems equipment is not interchangeable.
• Equipment has a specific purpose cannot be
  substituted.
• Guidelines
• Knots not tied in lanyard, lifelines or anchorage
• Anchorage connectors vertical lifelines should
  be kept clear of workplace environmental
  hazards.

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ANSI Z359 Equipment Selection

• The term user has been clarified throughout the
  standard with the terms
• Competent Person
• Qualified Person
• Authorized Person

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ANSI Z359.2 Minimum Requirement for a
Comprehensive Fall Protection Program - New

• Completely new section to the Z359 standard with
  10 sub-sections.
• Guidelines to organize manage a fall protection
  program
• 1. Identify, evaluate eliminate (or control)
  fall hazards through planning.
• 2. Ensure proper training of personnel.
• 3. Ensure proper installation use of fall
  protection rescue systems.
• 4. Implement safe fall protection rescue
  procedures.
• Program required whenever one or more persons are
  routinely exposed to fall hazards.

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ANSI Z359 Managed Fall Protection Program - Duties

• Duties responsibilities are laid out for each
  person associated with the comprehensive fall
  protection program
• Employer
• 1. Drafting a policy statement that includes
  goals guidance for a managed program.
• 2. Required to appoint a program administrator.
• 3. Eliminate or control fall hazards.
• 4. Develop maintain fall protection rescue
  procedures.
• 5. Provide fall protection equipment, knowledge
  training.

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ANSI Z59 Managed Fall Protection Program - Duties

• Program Administrator
• 1. Developing, implementing, maintaining
  evaluating the fall protection program.
• 2. Provide guidance to all others involved with
  the rogram.
• 3. Establish a procedure to identify fall
  hazards.
• 4. Develop protection rescue procedures.
• 5. Provide training.
• 6. Participate in incident investigations.

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ANSI Z359 Managed Fall Protection Program - Duties

• Qualified Person
• 1. Supervises the design, selection,
  installation inspection of fall protection
  equipment.
• 2. Participates in investigations of
  incidents.

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ANSI Z359 Managed Fall Protection Program - Duties

• Competent Person - Immediate supervisor of the
  fall protection program.
• 1. Conduct fall hazard surveys.
• 2. Identify potential hazards.
• 3. Stop or limit work at the hazard site.
• 4. Supervise selection use of equipment.
• 5. Verify equipment is compliant workers are
  trained.
• 6. Participate in investigations.
• 7. Conduct equipment inspections.
• 8. Remove damaged equipment from service.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program - Duties

• Authorized Person
• 1. Primary user of the fall protection.
• 2. Alerting others of potentially hazardous
  conditions.
• 3. Proper inspection, use, maintenance storage
  of equipment.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program - Duties

• Competent Rescuer
• 1. Develop rescue procedures.
• 2. Verify rescuers are adequately trained.
• 3. Verify that rescue equipment is protected
  from damage.
• 4. Evaluate rescue procedures equipment.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program - Duties

• Authorized Rescuer
• 1. Primary user of rescue equipment.
• 2. Identify hazards in the workplace where a
  rescue may occur.
• 3. Verify that rescue procedures are in place.
• 4. Inspect rescue equipment.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program - Duties

• Qualified Person Trainer Competent Rescuer
  Trainer
• Trainers knowledgeable in
• 1. Standards
• 2. Regulations
• 3. Equipment Systems for fall protection
  rescue.
• 4. Must evaluate the knowledge skills of
  those they train.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program -
Training

• Training is addressed in depth with the Criteria
  for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health and
  Environmental Training.
• 1. Specific requirements for each person
  defined in the managed fall protection program.
• 2. Regularly scheduled re-training.
• 3. Documented performance through observation,
  measurement and recording of results.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program -
Procedures

• Fall Protection Procedures
• Developed and based on results of the fall hazard
  survey report
• 1. Survey of work environment by Qualified
  and/or Competent Person.
• 2. Report prepared for each fall hazard.
• 3. Identifies methods to eliminate or control
  the hazard.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program -
Requirements

• Minimum Requirements
• 1. Written by Qualified or Competent Person.
• 2. Provide for 100 continuous fall protection.
• 3. Include training qualifications of
  authorized persons permitted to use
  system.
• 4. Anchor identification and criteria.
• 5. Equipment assembly, usage and inspection.
• 6. Provisions for post fall rescue.
• 7. Requirements for investigation of incidents.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program -
Hierarchy

• Fall Protection Hierarchy
• In descending order of preference
• Elimination or Substitution
• Removal of the fall hazard - by lowering the
  work surface to ground level, substitute a
  process, or sequence or procedure so that workers
  no longer approach fall hazard.
• Passive Fall Protection
• Isolation of hazard from worker through the
  use of guardrails or by covering exposed floor
  openings.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program -
Hierarchy

• Fall Protection Hierarchy
• Fall Restraint
• Prevents worker from reaching a fall hazard
  secures the worker to an anchor using a lanyard
  short enough to prevent the workers center of
  mass from reaching the fall hazard.
• Fall Arrest
• Includes systems designed to stop a workers
  fall after a fall has begun - Safely stops a fall
  after it has begun.
• Administrative Controls
• Work practices or procedures that signal or warn
  a worker to avoid an approaching fall hazard.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program New
Facilities

• Design Requirements for Fall Protection Systems
  in New Facilities
• Section 5 of the Program Standard addresses
  concerns for the control of fall hazards in new
  facilities by going to the architects engineers
  who design new plants, factories other
  buildings.
• The new standard provides guidelines for
  designers to eliminate or control fall hazards in
  the facilities planning stage, when the cost of
  doing so is the least burdensome to building
  owners and occupants.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program New
Facilities

• Design Requirements for Fall Protection Systems
  in New Facilities
• This is a concept widely taught but seldom
  practiced in the building industry.
• ANSI Z359.2 enters into the record a practical
  cost effective method to reduce fall hazards in
  new buildings that will influence best safety
  practices for the next generation.
• Perfect opportunity for Miller Engineered Systems
  to work with contractor architect.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program Anchor
Systems

• Anchors divided into two categories Certified
  Non-Certified
• Certified Anchors
• Those anchors selected under the supervision of
  a Qualified Person who documents, by a process of
  testing or analysis by a nationally accepted
  engineering methodology attests to their
  capacity.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program Anchor
Systems

• Non-Certified Anchors
• Anchors that a Competent Person can judge to be
  capable of supporting the predetermined anchor
  forces prescribed by the standard.
• Fall protection systems connected to
  non-certified anchors must, in all cases, limit
  potential free fall distance to 6 ft or less be
  equipped with an energy absorbing device which
  limits maximum arrest forces to 900 lbs or less.

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ANSI 359 Managed Fall Protection Program Anchor
Systems

• The standard establishes strength criteria for
  various fall protection anchors, simplifying in
  one section, the design requirements for
• Fall Arrest, Horizontal Lifelines, Work
  Positioning, Travel Restraint Rescue Systems
• Fall Arrest
• Non-Certified Anchor
• 5,000 lb static strength
• Certified Anchor
• Designed, selected installed by Qualified
  Person
• Static strength two times maximum arresting
  force

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Managed Fall Protection Program Anchor Systems

• Work Positioning
• Non-Certified Anchor
• 3,000 lb static strength
• Certified Anchor
• Static strength two times foreseeable force
• Restraint Travel Restriction
• Non-Certified Anchor
• 1,000 lb static strength
• Certified Anchor
• Static strength two times foreseeable force

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Managed Fall Protection Program Anchor Systems

• Rescue Systems
• Non-Certified Anchor
• 3,000 lb static strength
• Certified Anchor
• Static strength (5) times the applied load

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Managed Fall Protection Program Inspections

• 1. Daily inspections of fall protection equipment
  anchorages by the authorized person or user
  of the equipment.
• 2. Fall protection equipment shall be inspected
  by the authorized person at least once at the
  beginning of each eight-hour shift in which it is
  used to verify that it has not sustained any wear
  or damage that would require its removal from
  service.

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Managed Fall Protection Program - Inspections

• 3. Yearly inspection by a qualified person,
  competent person or competent rescuer is
  required.
• Items to verify include
• a. Presence legibility of markings tags.
• b. Form, fit or function.
• c. Presence of all integral components of the
  equipment.
• d. Absence of defects damage.
• e. the inspection shall be documented.

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Managed Fall Protection Program Rope Access

• Requirements
• 1. Evaluation of the area where rope access is
  to be used.
• 2. The system must be used with a working line,
  a safety line and a full-body harness.
• Proper maintenance and inspection procedures
• Requirements for rope material are included.
• Maximum fall distance for rope access, when
  connected to the dorsal D-ring of a harness, is 6
  ft and the maximum arresting force is 1,800
  pounds.

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Managed Fall Protection Program Rescue
Procedures

• 1. Fall protection program must have provisions
  for prompt rescue after a worker has fallen
  remains suspended, unable to evacuate him or
  herself to a safe working level.
• 2. Planning for prompt rescue means getting to
  the rescue subject within 6 minutes after an
  accidental fall.
• 3. If the plan calls for assistance by
  professional rescue services, such as the fire
  department or local SAR team, then advance
  planning must be undertaken.
• 4. The rescue agency shall advise the employer in
  writing its availability and capability, any
  limitations on the types of rescue it can perform

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Managed Fall Protection Program Rescue
Procedures

• 4. Involvement of outside services must logically
  take place prior to an actual emergency
  includes a documented plan and written
  confirmation by the rescue agency.
• 5. If emergency services are not able to answer a
  request for assistance in a timely manner or if
  they do not have adequate equipment, then
  companies must have in-house rescue procedures
  trained personnel in place.
• 6. If an in-house rescue team is in the plan,
  then team members must be trained equipped for
  the task, including regularly scheduled
  simulations, documented plans instructions for
  their use.

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Managed Fall Protection Program Incident
Investigations

• 1. Managed Fall Protection Program also includes
  requirements for incident investigation in the
  event of accidental death, injury or property
  damage.
• 2. These investigations must be conducted
  promptly, with well established reporting
  procedures documented results.
• 3. If an accident occurs, the incident must be
  thoroughly investigated documented promptly.

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Managed Fall Protection Program Program
Effectiveness

• 1. A critical component in fall hazard
  elimination control is regular evaluation of
  the effectiveness of the program.
• 2. It is a continuous process of improvement to
  build on program strengths correct
  deficiencies.
• 3. The evaluations should examine the program to
  determine if it has accomplished its objectives
  whether they have been achieved according to the
  written program.
• 4. Part of continuous improvement includes
  regularly schedule program reviews drills.
• 5. Program effectiveness should be evaluated at
  regular intervals of no more than two years by
  the Program Administrator.

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ANSI Z359.3
Safety Requirements for Positioning Travel
Restraint Systems
All New Section
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Scope - Purpose

• Establishes requirements for performance, design,
  marking, qualification, test methods and
  instructions of lanyards harnesses comprising
  personal positioning travel restraint systems
  for authorized persons within the capacity range
  of 130 lbs to 310 lbs.
• This standard addresses minimum guidelines for
  the system design, manufacture testing of
  personal work positioning travel restraint
  equipment

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Positioning Travel Restraint Systems

• Does not address descent or motorized devices
  that attach to these systems.
• Work Positioning Systems
• 1. Allows workers to access vertical work
  areas.
• 2. Supporting a worker on a vertical surface
  while working with hands free.
• 3. Used in tandem with a fall protection
  system, covered by the guidelines of ANSI
  Z359.1.

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Positioning Travel Restraint Systems

• Travel Restraint Systems
• 1. Prohibits a worker at heights from moving
  into an area where a fall hazard is present.
• 2. Limiting a workers travel in such a manner
  that they cannot reach a fall hazard.
• 3. Only to be used in areas that have a slope
  between 0 and 18.4.

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Positioning Travel Restraint Systems

• Lanyards for positioning and travel restraint
  systems
• Must have a minimum breaking strength of 5,000
  lbs.
• Harnesses for positioning and travel restraint
• Must meet ANSI Z359.1 harness requirements.
• Positioning travel restraint attachment
  elements
• (D-rings) must withstand a dynamic strength
  test of a 3.3 ft free fall with a 220 lb. test
  weight.
• Hardware for positioning and travel restraint
• Buckles and adjusters must withstand 4,000 lb.
• D-rings and O-rings used in load-bearing
  components must withstand 5,000 lbs.

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ANSI Z359.4
Safety Requirements for Assisted-Rescue Self
Rescue Systems, Subsystems Components
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Scope

• This standard establishes requirements for the
  performance, design, marking, qualification,
  instruction, training, use, maintenance and
  removal from service of connectors, harnesses,
  lanyards, anchorage connectors, winches/hoists,
  descent control devices, rope tackle blocks and
  self retracting lanyards w/ integral rescue
  capability comprising rescue systems, utilized in
  pre-planned self rescue and assisted rescue
  applications for one two persons.

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Assisted Self Rescue Systems - Equipment

• This new standard establishes requirements for
  design, performance, marking, qualification,
  instruction, training, use, maintenance removal
  from service of products used in rescue
  evacuation.
• Equipment covered in the standard
• 1. Connectors
• 2. Harnesses
• 3. Lanyards
• 4. Anchorage Connectors
• 5. Winches/Hoists
• 6. Descent Control Devices
• 7. Rope Tackle Blocks
• 8. Self-Retracting Lanyards w/ Integral Rescue
  Capability

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Assisted Self Rescue Systems - Exceptions

• This standard is directed at rescue systems
  utilized in pre-planned rescue applications for
  one or two persons at a time where a fall hazard
  exists.
• Exceptions
• Include construction, sports-related activities,
  rope access rescue techniques utilized by
  certified rescue technicians or other tasks that
  have been established by national consensus
  standards.
• Competent Person must determine suitability of
  equipment in this standard for activities
  conducted in hazardous atmospheres.

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Assisted Self Rescue Systems Rescue

• The standard does not preclude trained rescue
  professionals, such as fire service rescue teams,
  from using the equipment when desired.
• However, the standard does not specifically
  intend for products to be used in emergency
  rescue situations where equipment is covered by
  other standards, including the National Fire
  Protection Association NFPA 1983 Standard on
  Life Safety Rope Equipment for Emergency
  Services.
• System Requirements
• One-person rescue system, capacity is 130 to 310
  lbs.
• Two-person rescue system, capacity is 160 to 600
  lbs.

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Assisted Self Rescue Systems Full Body Harness

• Full Body Harness
• Harnesses under this section must meet all the
  requirements of ANSI Z359.1 for full body
  harnesses.
• The dorsal D-ring is suitable for rescue
  applications unless otherwise prohibited by the
  manufacturer.
• Other rescue/retrieval attachments must meet
• 3,600 lb. static load test
• Dynamic Test
• 2 ft free fall distance w/ a 220 lb test
  weight.

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Assisted Self Rescue Systems Evac. Harness

• Evacuation Harness
• Evacuation harnesses are for rescue only not
  for fall arrest.
• They must securely hold the body whether the
  person is conscious or unconscious.
• Body support must be accomplished by a
  combination of webbing straps supporting the body
  around the shoulders thighs.
• Thread stitching, lock stitch used at all sewn
  joints. Thread shall be of a contrasting color to
  facilitate inspection.

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Assisted Self Rescue Systems - Connectors

• Rescue Lanyards Anchorage Connectors
• These components of the rescue system must meet
  the applicable requirements for lanyards
  anchorage connecting devices in ANSI Z359.1.

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Assisted Self Rescue Systems - SRLs

• Self Retracting Lanyard Component with Integral
  Rescue Capability
• Operation
• 1. Engages in rescue mode at any time.
• Not possible to inadvertently change to or from
  rescue mode.
• 2. Raise or lower w/ minimum 31 mechanical
  advantage.
• 3. In rescue mode
• Will automatically stop hold a load if
  rescuer relinquishes control.

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Assisted Self Rescue Systems - SRLs

• 4. Means to stabilize device during use in rescue
  mode.
• 5. May be manually or powered with speed control
  manual back-up.
• 6. Static Strength support 3,100 lb. static
  load.
• Function
• 1. Must stop load, when operating control is
  released, within 4 of travel.
• 2. Must raise, lower hold the load while
  carrying 125 of maximum capacity 75 of
  minimum capacity.

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Assisted Self Rescue Systems Synthetic Rope
Block

• Rope
• Must be made of virgin synthetic material with
  strength, aging, abrasion resistance heat
  resistance characteristics must have a minimum
  breaking strength of 4,500 lbs.
• Static Strength
• 3,100 lb static load
• Dynamic Strength
• Withstand a 2 ft free-fall with a 220 lb weight
  continue to function.
• Function
• Raise, lower and hold a load equal to 125 of
  maximum capacity 75 of minimum capacity.
• Secondary brake to prevent uncontrolled
  lowering, which must stop the load within 12,
  when control is released.
• Minimum mechanical advantage of 31

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Assisted Self Rescue Systems

• Personnel Hoists Descent Devices are both
  explained in this section.

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Assisted Self Rescue Systems Other Items

• 1. Methods for equipment testing and training.
• 2. Requirements for inspection, maintenance
  storage
• a. Equipment must be inspected prior to each use
  on an annual basis by a competent person.

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Assisted/Self Rescue Systems Markings /
Instructions

• Markings generally include
• 1. Part number, model year of manufacture.
• 2. Manufacturers identification contact
  information.
• 3. Capacity range.
• 4. Indication of compliance with the standard.
• 5. Warning to follow manufacturers instructions
  inspection guidelines.
• 6. Additional markings could include rope
  length, donning instructions, hazards to avoid,
  coupling methods, size fibers used.

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Z359.12 Safety Requirements for Connecting
Components for Personal Fall Arrest Systems
Connectors effective Nov 16, 2009

• Establishes the requirements for performance,
  design, marking, qualification, test methods and
  removal from service of connectors used in fall
  protection equipment
• 3,600 lb gate-strength has been rolled into this
  standard
• Included are snap hooks, carabiners, D-rings,
  O-rings, buckles and adjuster oval rings.
• Not included are equipment used in window
  cleaning belts, sports-related activities,
  horizontal lifelines, climbing systems, man
  riding, travel restriction, rescue and evacuation
  systems.
• Our current ANSI connectors meet the requirements
  of this standard.

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Z359.13 Safety Requirements for Lanyards Energy
Absorbers for Personal Fall Arrest effective Nov
16, 2009

• Changes in testing requirements
• Change of test mass 220lb to 282lb
• Force requirements
• Max force 1,800 lbs
• Average force 900 lbs
• New extension allowance of 48 inches (was 42
  inches)
• Addition of a factor 2 product definition/testing
• Additional requirements for tie-back lanyards,
  double leg lanyards, abrasion testing and more.
• Changes in testing require new core material for
  tubular lanyards new tear-away material for
  pack-style lanyards
• Product strategy is to change only ANSI compliant
  s/a lanyards to new material

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Summary of Fall Protection Standard
Guidance, Scope, Schedule of Release, Other
Proposed ANSI Standards
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Added Value of New Standard - Guidance

• 1. The new standard addresses a critical need
  for guidance in creating fall protection
  programs
• 1. Clear Lines of Authority and Responsibility
  
• 2. Detailed Job Planning
• 3. Expanded Training

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Added Value of New Standard - Scope

• 2. Scope of the new standard has increased to
  include additional work tasks equipment types
• 1. Work Positioning
• 2. Travel Restraint
• 3. Rescue
• 4. Rope Access

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Added Value of New Standard - Performance

• 3. Improves strength performance of products
  intended to protect worker health and safety
• 1. Increased snaphook carabiner gate strength
• 2. Additional testing for twin leg lanyards
• 3. Establishes minimum requirements for
  positioning, restraint and rescue components

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Added Value of New Standard Outlook

• The outlook is that the Z359 family of standards
  will drive higher rates of compliance because the
  added details provide a better understanding of
  how to select and use equipment to keep workers
  safe in all types of work environments.
  Increasing compliance by as little as one
  percentage point will protect thousands of
  workers and could potentially save hundreds of
  lives.

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Schedule for Release

• ANSI Z359.0 Z359.4 released November, 2007
• ANSI Z359.6, Z359.12 Z359.13 scheduled for
  release November 16, 2009.
• ANSI Z359.5, Z359.7 through Z359.11, Z359.14
  through Z359.18 still unknown.

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