KSTRONG ASIA CATALOGUE

UNDERSTANDING FALL PROTECTION

Fall Arrest

A Fall Arrest System is one that is designed to stop the free fall of a user and limit the maximum arresting forces imposed on the user to 6kN or less. Free Fall is described as a fall or the arrest of a fall where the fall distance before the fall-arrest system begins to take any loading, in excess of 600mm either vertically or on a slope which is not possible to walk without the assistance of a handrail or hand line.

Requirements

• Full-body harness lanyard or fall-arrest device which will limit free fall to 2.0m max. • 12kN ultimate strength anchorage or equivalent horizontal lifeline or rail.

Typical Application

Limited Free Fall

A combination of anchorage placement and Lanyard length which will permit only a limited free fall (<600mm).

Requirements

• Full-body harness lanyard or fall-arrest device that will limit free-fall 600 mm max. • 12kN ultimate strength anchorage or equivalent horizontal lifeline or rail.

Typical Application

Any situation where the use of either a short lanyard or a fall-arrest device (or both where applicable) will limit any free fall to 600 mm.

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