When you work off the ground, you need protection to prevent falls and to catch you if you do fall.

Fall protection includes personal fall arrest equipment, conventional equipment such as guardrails, and positioning device systems.

A fall arrest system is used to halt a person’s fall from a working level 10 feet (three meters) above any surface. It may consist of anchors, connectors, a full body harness, a lanyard, deceleration device, lifeline or any suitable combination of this equipment.

A lanyard is a flexible line of rope, wire rope or strap that generally has a connector at each end to attach the […]