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11 Fall Protection and Ladder Safety Training
11 Fall Protection and Ladder Safety Training
11 Fall Protection and Ladder Safety Training
Ladder Safety
Training
• Introduction
• Fall Protection
• Ladder Safety
• Wrap-up
Introduction
• Over 40,000 deaths and disabling injuries result from
falls every year worldwide
(anchorage point)
Total fall
4.5 feet from the Distance
anchorage point
connection to the floor.
4.5 FT + 1.5 feet
Walking/Working surface below floor before fall
arrest must begin.
6 feet
fall arrest begins here;
shock absorber starts
elongation at this point.
Don’t forget that the type of There would be approx..
components you use could 2300 lb. pressure exerted
on the anchorage point.
increase the pressures exerted
on the anchorage point. Anchorage
strength should not be decreased + 3.5 feet elongation
below a 5,000 lb. point unless done and arrest complete
9.5 feet
by an Registered Professional 4.5 ft Total Fall Distance Stop
Engineer competent in that field.
2.5 feet distance to the floor
Fall Protection
Lanyard
A device made of rope, wire or nylon strap used to
connect the individual to an anchorage point and
stop the individual in the event of a fall
Fall Protection
Lanyards should:
Unsafe Safe
Ladder Safety - Objectives
Extension ladders:
• A minimum of 1 metre overlap is required
• Must be secured at the top
6m
(20 ft)
1.5 m
(5 ft.)
Question Time
• At what height must fall protection be used?
• Is a safety harness
(a) First line of defense.
(b) Last line of defense.