Free fall

Hazards

• The portion of a fall before a personal fall-arrest system begins applying arresting force.

Controls

• Minimize permitted distance through anchorage and connector selection and calculate clearance for the complete system.

Personal protective equipment

• Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

• Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

Minimize permitted distance through anchorage and connector selection and calculate clearance for the complete system.

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