Friends: Industrial fall protection with rear attachment offers no functionality in keeping a worker in place on a steep steel roof. We install planks in these situations but would also like to be able to cinch up a line connected to the workers waist or chest in the front to provide extra stability. Rear attached harnesses do not provide that.
William > On Jan 17, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Ray Walters <r...@solarray.com> wrote: > > I prefer climbing gear as its much lighter weight and doesn't drag you > around. I actually think in some cases that traditional fall protection gear > can be more of a tripping hazard than the safety it provides. However, I > was previously under the impression that if OSHA (or in the islands: HIOSH) > came around, we had to ditch the climbing gear and get into the 3 times as > heavy regular harnesses. > I just looked at the OSHA website though, and it doesn't seem to specify > certification, just that the equipment meet the fall criteria as Dan > mentioned. > https://www.osha.gov/Region7/fallprotection/fall_protection_info.html > This doesn't mention test procedures or certification of equipment. Here's > more from the actual OSHA 1926 book: > > 1926.502(e)(3) > Connectors shall be drop forged, pressed or formed steel, or made of > equivalent materials. > 1926.502(e)(4) > Connectors shall have a corrosion-resistant finish, and all surfaces and > edges shall be smooth to prevent damage to interfacing parts of this system. > 1926.502(e)(5) > Connecting assemblies shall have a minimum tensile strength of 5,000 pounds > (22.2 kN) > 1926.502(e)(6) > Dee-rings and snaphooks shall be proof-tested to a minimum tensile load of > 3,600 pounds (16 kN) without cracking, breaking, or taking permanent > deformation. > > "Equivalent materials" ? Seems that an aluminum caribiner that meets the > other criteria would be equivalent. > > Here, Petzl also makes a full line of worker safety equipment: > http://www.petzl.com/en/Professional/Verticality?l=US#.VLqw4nuLXfc > > This is really interesting, and I would like to have a more definitive answer > from OSHA. It would be great if we could use lighter weight climbing gear; > just compare a caribiner to the heavy steel monsters you get at > Grainger's. As long as it is strong enough: > Lighter weight = less fatigue= safer, IMHO. > As with so many discussions on this list, it will ultimately depend on your > local authorities. > R.Ray Walters > CTO, Solarray, Inc > Nabcep Certified PV Installer, > Licensed Master Electrician > Solar Design Engineer > 303 505-8760 > On 1/16/2015 11:20 PM, Benn Kilburn wrote: >> James, >> This looks like a pretty nice lanyard w/ shock-absorber, rope-grab and rope. >> >> What type/style harness did he bring along? >> >> Re: OSHA approved...great question. Prior to looking into it further I'd >> suspect it falls in a "grey area". >> >> Benn Kilburn >> SkyFire Energy Inc. >> 780-906-7807 >> >> >>> On Jan 16, 2015, at 9:29 AM, James Rudolph <jamesrudolp...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Aloha my Wrench Brothers! >>> We have a recent defector from a very large National Solar company here >>> that brought in this great Fall gear (see attachment). To be honest it blew >>> my mind how simple and light it was....Is anybody else using this rock >>> climbing equipment as fall protection gear? Is this approved by OSHA. >>> >>> You would figure if humans just free climbed El Capitain with gear like >>> this it would do just fine keeping me safe and compliant at 6 feet and >>> above. >>> >>> The rope grab is made by KONG. >>> >>> >>> Mahalo in advance! >>> >>> James Rudolph >>> Haleakala Solar >>> >>> <20150114_074111.jpeg> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >>> >>> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >>> >>> Change listserver email address & settings: >>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>> >>> List-Archive: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >>> >>> List rules & etiquette: >>> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >>> >>> Check out or update participant bios: >>> www.members.re-wrenches.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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