Work on roofs safety.

MANOJ KUMAR ( Blogger/Safety Professional)

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In a personal fall protection system, retractable fall arresters and

energy absorbing lanyards are both means of Connection (the C in
the ABC of Fall Arrest). They connect the A and the B; they connect
the user to the anchor point.

Retractable fall arresters are commonly used with overhead anchorage

lines but nowadays, more and more models are suitable for horizontal
use too. This means that those models can also be used on roofs, where
anchor lines or anchor points are located at the height of the worker’s
feet.

various connecting devices are:

Work restraint

Readers who know a thing or two about fall protection may know that
there are two different ways to use fall protection anchorage on a roof:
for work restraint systems or for fall arrest .
From a safety point of view, work restraint should always be preferred
over a fall arrest situation because the former is a preventive measure:
the length of the connection prevents users from reaching a position
from where a fall could occur. This is common practice for work on flat
or near-flat roofs.

Lanyard plus Rope Grab.

When the distance between the anchor point and the work location
varies or is more than 2 meters, a different kind of connection is
needed. In these situations, the traditional method is to use a long
lanyard (rope) with a rope grab and a Personal Energy Absorber (PEA).

The risk of misuse

Using a rope with a rope grab requires a user to manually set the length
of his connection. Of course, a work restraint system with an adjustable
length entails a certain risk of misuse. This risk is covered by a PEA.

So except in situations where fixed-length lanyards are used, there is

no physical difference between a rooftop personal fall protection
system used for work restraint and one that is used for fall arrest.

In theory, this shouldn’t be a problem because personal fall protection

may only be used by trained and qualified workers who know exactly
what they’re doing. Still, the system should be capable to arrest their
fall if they misuse the system or make a mistake.
Retractable fall arresters for horizontal work restraint.

So a personal fall protection system on a roof needs to provide users

the possibility to set a limit for themselves, and to arrest their fall just
in case.
Retractable fall arresters come in different lengths, so notwithstanding
their name they could just as well be used for work restraint purposes.

The main reason to consider using a retractable fall arrester for work
restraint purposes, is that a fall arrester ensures a taut connection.
Users don’t have to adjust the length of their connection: the fall
arrester unrolls as they move further away, and retracts as they move
back.