- A full body harness and shock absorbing lanyard system shall be worn and secured where there is a fall exposure of six feet (1.6m) or more. (Site requirements say “if a fall hazard exist”)
- If the work is located on a permanent structure and no fall potential is created by the work or by the condition of the structure, full body harnesses are not required.
- If the work is located on a complete scaffold where no fall potential is created by the work or the condition of the scaffold, full body harnesses shall be worn but tie off is not required.
- When accessing a complete permanent structure by climbing a permanent caged ladder, a full body harness is not required.
- NOTE: If at any time an employee is forced to reach, or position any part of their body beyond the plane of the structure’s boundaries (i.e., guardrail system), full body harnesses shall be worn and secured to ensure 100% fall protection.
- To ensure the integrity of the equipment being used and success of the Fall Prevention/Protection Program, the following shall be strictly adhered to:
- Only full body harnesses/shock absorbing lanyard systems approved by TJE may be used in the project.
- Lanyards must be of the shock absorbing type when used for fall protection.
- Shock absorbing lanyards shall only be used for fall protection and are never to be used for positioning or material transport.
- The shock absorbing lanyard shall be secured to the D-ring located on the back of the harness between the shoulder blades.
- The shock absorbing or deceleration device shall be secured adjacent to the harness D-ring.
- D-rings located at the waist may only be used for positioning or with rail-type ladder climbing devices.
- D-rings located on the front of the harness shall only be used for attachment to rail mounted ladder climbing devices.
- Full body harnesses/shock absorbing lanyards shall be attached to an anchorage point capable of supporting an impact load of 2270kg or twice the potential impact load of the engineered fall protection system.
- Full body harnesses and shock absorbing lanyards shall be secured to limit potential freefall distance to six feet (1.8m) or less.
- Snap hooks attached to shock absorbing lanyards shall be of the double action/locking type design. Simple spring resistant snap hooks shall not be used for fall protection.
- Employees using a full body harness and shock absorbing lanyards shall inspect them for wear, damage and other deterioration prior to each use.
- All full body harnesses and shock absorbing lanyards shall be inspected at least monthly by a Designated Competent Person(s) and subsequently color coded or tagged to indicate a current inspection.
- Defective full body harnesses and shock absorbing lanyards shall be tagged "DEFECTIVE - DO NOT USE" and immediately removed from service.
- Full body harnesses and shock absorbing lanyards subjected to impact loading shall be immediately removed from service and shall not be used again for employee protection until inspected and determined by a Competent Person to be undamaged and suitable for reuse.
