Thursday, April 28, 2016

Benefits Of Fall Protection Anchors

By David Barnes


It has been found out that many construction workers die every year while in work place. Researches done by various organizations reveal that most of deaths in this case occur due to falling from elevated points during construction. Some of deaths are preventable, but only if correct procedures are followed. This means that workers, supervisors and also the managers must be brought into attention on importance of fall protection anchors.

Fall protection systems are only applicable when workers are either repairing or constructing structure such as beams, purlins that could have heights of about 15 or more feet. Persons working on roofs that are slanting are also highly advised to take appropriate protection measures for their betterment. Falling from job sites can be prevented on application of required mechanisms. Barriers such as toe boards and also guardrails are important in preventing these kinds of deaths.

It is important to comprehend that guardrails together with toe boards may not be applicable on all conditions. This is main reason why we have other positioning devices so as to enhance substitution when there is the need. Personal fall arrests and personal fall restraints are very useful in ensuring that the safety of workers is observed as it should.

Most deaths of workers occur when an individual falls on materials that are below his or her working point. This is because some of these materials are hard enough and may cause injury. Fall arrest systems are intended to prevent such injuries for betterment of a culprit. The systems are composed of connectors and anchorages that make them perform their role in the right manner. Examples of such systems include lifeline and also lanyard.

On the other hand, personal restraints are designed with intention of preventing workers from going very close to edges when working on elevated structures. Fall restraint systems are also made of connectors, harness and even anchorages. Examples of these kinds of systems include lifelines, rope grabs and even lanyards.

In fact, other than the mentioned methods, there are others, which are applicable where the already mentioned types are not. The use of net systems really improves the safety of workers during their working time. Observing correct working practices is also an important part of reducing dangers that people may be exposed to. Regulating the number of people working on a certain area, while comparing the space available, is very essential.

Despite the effort being applied to reduce the number of deaths occurring in construction sites, there are still a lot of deaths that are being observed. From this, it has been realized that some workers do not use protection equipment consistently. At times, workers fail to use devices because of reasons known to them. In addition to that, some workers do not know how to wear the devices appropriately.

It is normal for any man-made device to wear and tear away when subjected to work. This means that there is the need to do regular inspection so that user knows when to repair. In addition to that, poor communication methods when issuing instructions on how to use these devices, contribute greatly to some of these deaths. This is due to fact that some workers use the fall protection systems wrongly.




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