FALL PROTECTION DEFINITIONS Reichle Assoc（赖赫利Assoc下跌保护定义）.pdf

FALL PROTECTION DEFINITIONS Fall Hazard Risk Consultants Term Definition Aerial lift device Equipment such as powered platforms, vehicle-mounted elevated and rotating work platforms, extensible boom platforms, aerial ladders, articulating boom platforms, vertical towers and powered industrial truck platforms Anchorage An engineered and designed point of attachment for lifelines, lanyards or deceleration devices Body harness Straps which may be secured about the employee in a manner that will distribute the fall arrest forces over at least the thighs, pelvis, waist, chest and shoulders with means for attaching it to other components of a personal fall arrest system Confined space (1) Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; and (2) Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit (for example, tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, and pits are spaces that may have limited means of entry.); and (3) Is not designed for continuous employee occupancy Connector A device, which is used to couple (connect) parts of the personal fall arrest system and positioning device systems together. It may be an independent component of the system, such as a carabiner, or it may be an integral component of part of t