KSTRONG ASIA CATALOGUE

UNDERSTANDING FALL PROTECTION Understanding Fall Factors

Best Factor 0

Good Factor 1

Worst Case Factor 2

(FFD) Free Fall Distance

(SA) Shock Absorber

(FC) Fall Clearance

(WH) Work Height

(SF) Safety Factor

Nearest Object/Ground

Definitions of Fall Protection Systems A system designed to control and protect users from falling or in the event they do fall, to stop them without causing severe injury is called a Fall Protection System. This system is an assembly of components intended to protect the user against falls from a height, constituted of: • A body holding device – A full body harness, sitting harness, work positioning belt, rescue harness, rescue loop. • An anchor device which can be connected to a reliable anchorage point. • A connecting Element – A lanyard, fall arrestor, Self retracting Life line that connects the harness to the anchor. Is the worst case scenario, where you are anchored at your feet. This means you will fall up to twice the length of your lanyard. A total of 6.75m clearance would be required when using a 2m Lanyard. Fall Factor 2 Indicates that you have reduced as much free fall distance as possible by attaching your lanyard above you. Fall Factor 0 Indicates your anchor point is at the same level as your attachment point on the harness. This means that you will potentially fall the full length of your lanyard (2m on a 2m lanyard). Fall Factor 1

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