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Fall Clearance is the distance required to safely arrest the users fall. It is the distance from
the anchorage to the ground. A Fall Clearance Calculation must be done anytime this or
any other fall protection equipment is use.
Step 1: Calculate Free Fall (FF)
Step 2: Determine how much the connecting device deploys (DD)
Step 3: Determine the stretch of the harness (Xh)
Step 4: Add a safety factor (typically is 3 ft)
Step 5: Fall Clearance C= FF +DD + Xh + SF
REPAIR
Do not attempt to repair or alter this fall protection equipment. Repairs can only be
performed by the manufacturer or its authorized agents.
TABLE OF FALL PROTECTION STANDARD
Fall protection equipment is governed in Canada by the Canadian Standards Association
(CSA) and in the United States, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Canadian Standards Association Fall Protection Standards:
CSAZ259.1-05
Safety Belts and Saddles for work positioning and travel restraint
CSA Z259.10-06
Full Body Harness
CSA A259.11-05
Energy Absorbers and Lanyards
CSA Z259.12-01
Connecting Components for Personal Fall Arrest Systems
CSA Z259.13-04
Flexible Horizontal Lifelines
CSA Z259.16-03
Design of Active Fall Protection Systems
CSA Z259.2.1-98
Fall Arresters, Vertical Lifelines, and Rails
CSA Z259.2.2-98
Self-Retracting Devices for Personal Fall-Arrest Systems
CSA Z259.2.3-99
Descent Control Devices
ANSI Standards
Construction and Demolition Operations:
A14.3-1992
Ladders - Fixed - Safety Requirements
Z117.1-1989
Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces
Z359.1-2007
Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems,
Subsystems and Components