Whether There Is Room Below You to Be Caught FALL
A two metre lanyard needs about six and three quarter metres of clear space beneath it. Clipped at foot level, over eight. A scaffold lift is two.
The system
A negative anchor height means clipping below the D-ring, which doubles the free fall and is the single most common way a correctly worn harness stops working.
The space, and the figures in the stack
What it comes to
The working
EN 355 and EN 363, with the ANSI Z359 figures offered. Arithmetic against published figures, not a rescue plan and not a competent person.
Questions people ask about FALL
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