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Minimising Distance and Consequences of a Fall

Fall Arrest

Fall arrest system is used to arrest an employee in a fall
from a height, it consists of harness, anchorage and

connector. It safely arrests an employee’s fall if one
occurs.

Personal fall arrest system including harness or fall

arrest blocks are considered as last line of defence
while working at height as they do not eliminate the risk

of fall from height, it only prevents user from colliding
with the ground or any other structure.

Full body harness consists of

• Shoulder D rings

• Side D rings

• Hip pad with side D rings
• High visibility webbings.

The harness is connected to the D rings with two lanyards with snap hook on to it, which is
then connected to an anchorage point.

Provision of Equipment, Training, and Instruction

The workers must receive appropriate training if they are involved in working at height, as
this is legal requirement.

Training gives an opportunity to improve the skills which is required to perform the tasks.
Training should be effective the workers must understand the hazards such as unprotected

edges, fragile roofs etc, and suitable control measures in place.

Additional training may be required

• Erecting, modifying, or dismantling a scaffold.
• while operating mechanically operated equipment such as MEWPs should have

undergone operator training course.

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