Rigging 1 Flashcards
How many employees can be attached to a vertical handling at once?
1
What are the 2 main types of fall protection in the lineman industry?
Positioning and fall arrest
Lifelines should be placed in a position so it reduces the intensity of?
Swing fall
What type of fall protection system uses a body belt?
Positioning
What is the maximum allowable distance an employee can using a fall arrest system?
9.5’
what are the strength requirements for a positioning device system
3000 Ilb or twice the impact load of the employees fall
what type of safety equipment is used in a bucket truck?
Fall arrest
What is the man deceleration distance for a fall arrest system?
3.5’
What is the capable anchoring weights for a fall arrest system?
5000 per employee or 2x the amount of the potential impact load of the employees fall
What type of fall protection system uses a shock absorbing lanyard?
fall protection system
what is the maximum fall arrest for a fall arrest system
1800
what is the maximum free fall distance for a fall arrest system?
6ft
How much tensile load can a self retracting lifeline? and how much free fall distance does it allow?
3000 ilbs and 2 ft of free fall distance
What is swing fall?
Where fall protection is anchored where it stops your free fall distance but swings you into the structure where lifeline is attached.
maximum arresting force on a positioning device system?
900 ilbs our twice the impact load
