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Choosing Fall Protection Anchor Points A harness and lanyard are only as good as what they are attached to. The anchor is the part of the system that has to hold a falling body without warning, and it is the part most often chosen by eye on the morning of the job. What Actually Counts as an Anchor The general rule for a personal fall arrest anchor is 5,000 pounds per worker attached, or a system designed and certified by a qualified person for the specific installation. It has to be independent …

Post-Fall Rescue: The First Ten Minutes A fall arrest system that works exactly as designed leaves a worker hanging in a harness, breathing, and in a medical emergency. Rescue is part of the system, not an afterthought, and the clock starts the moment the lanyard takes the load. Why Hanging in a Harness Is an Emergency A harness holds the body upright with the legs unsupported. Blood pools in the legs instead of returning to the heart, so the heart has less to pump, blood pressure falls, and co …

Working Around Skylights and Roof Openings A skylight looks like a solid part of the roof right up until someone puts weight on it. Roof openings - skylights, hatches, vents, light wells and open shafts - are one of the most common causes of fatal falls in construction, and almost all of them share the same three failures: the opening was not identified, it was not covered, or the cover was not secured. Why Skylights Fail People Glass and acrylic skylight domes age. They chalk, craze and lose s …

Guide to Fall Protection Kits for Ladder and Scaffold Work Fall protection stops being optional once you are working at height, and a kit is the simplest way to make sure you have the whole system rather than most of it. A harness without an anchor point is a strap. A lanyard without a harness is a rope. Dallas Ladder stocks complete fall protection kits at our Rowlett warehouse for crews across Dallas-Fort Worth. What a Kit Should Contain A working kit is three things: a body harness that fits …

Essential Fall Protection Harness Systems for North Texas Contractors Working at height is part of the job for roofers, scaffold crews, and industrial workers. A quality fall protection harness is the most important piece of safety equipment you will ever wear. At Dallas Ladder in Rowlett, TX, we carry a full range of OSHA-compliant harnesses, lanyards, and anchorage connectors from trusted brands. Types of Fall Protection Harnesses There are several harness configurations designed for differen …