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FALL CLEARANCE
Fall Clearance is the distance required to safely arrest the users fall. It is the distance from
the anchorage to the ground. A Fall Clearance Calculation must be done anytime this or
any other fall protection equipment is use.
Step 1: Calculate Free Fall (FF)
Step 2: Determine how much the connecting device deploys (DD)
Step 3: Determine the stretch of the harness (Xh)
Step 4: Add a safety factor (typically is 3 ft)
Step 5: Fall Clearance C= FF +DD + Xh + SF
REPAIR
Do not attempt to repair or alter this fall protection equipment. Repairs can only be
performed by the manufacturer or its authorized agents.
TABLE OF FALL PROTECTION STANDARD
Fall protection equipment is governed in Canada by the Canadian Standards Association
(CSA) and in the United States, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
CSAZ259.1-05
CSA Z259.10-06
CSA A259.11-05
CSA Z259.12-01
CSA Z259.13-04
CSA Z259.16-03
CSA Z259.2.1-98
CSA Z259.2.2-98
CSA Z259.2.3-99
Construction and Demolition Operations:
A14.3-1992
Z117.1-1989
Z359.1-2007
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INC
Canadian Standards Association Fall Protection Standards:
Safety Belts and Saddles for work positioning and travel restraint
Full Body Harness
Energy Absorbers and Lanyards
Connecting Components for Personal Fall Arrest Systems
Flexible Horizontal Lifelines
Design of Active Fall Protection Systems
Fall Arresters, Vertical Lifelines, and Rails
Self-Retracting Devices for Personal Fall-Arrest Systems
Descent Control Devices
ANSI Standards
Ladders - Fixed - Safety Requirements
Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces
Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems,
Subsystems and Components
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