Fall Protection

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Across
  1. 2. - A deceleration device which travels on a lifeline and automatically, by friction, engages the lifeline and locks so as to arrest the fall of an employee.
  2. 5. - A secure point of attachment for lanyard that is structurally sound point capable of withstanding the massive impact loads of a fall.
  3. 8. - A personal fall system that securely catches a worker after a fall has already occurred, stopping them before they strike a lower level.
  4. 9. – A type absorber is the part of a fall protection system that will limit the amount of force a person feels if they are involved in a fall.
  5. 10. - The vertical fall distance a worker drops from the moment they lose their footing before the fall arrest system begins to activate and slow them down.
  6. 12. – Acronym for the device with a drum-wound line that dispenses and retracts its line and on the onset of a fall causes the device to lock the drum and arrest the fall.
  7. 15. - A link with a gate that is normally closed or that automatically closes, and is used to connect components of a personal fall protection system.
  8. 16. – The fall arrest system has worked, and the worker is hanging in a harness.
  9. 17. - A device which is used to couple parts of the personal fall arrest system and positioning device systems. It may be an independent component of the system.
  10. 18. – Acronym for the complete fall arrest system, anchorage, connecting means (lanyard), and body support (harness).
Down
  1. 1. - This is any fall protection system that is fixed, unmoving, and requires no human interaction once installed. Examples include a guard rail system, barricade, or safety net.
  2. 2. - Passive engineering controls like physical barriers or hole covers that protect all workers by completely blocking the fall hazard.
  3. 3. – A type of fall that occurs when someone falls from a point horizontal to a fixed anchorage. A person will move in a pendulum-like motion after the initial vertical fall.
  4. 4. - A flexible line used to connect an employee's body harness to an anchorage, deceleration device, horizontal lifeline, or another lifeline system.
  5. 5. – A type of fall protection system that requires direct worker participation and specialized personal protective equipment (PPE) to function.
  6. 6. - The minimum vertical distance required beneath a worker to stop a fall completely without striking the lower level.
  7. 7. - The part of a fall protection system that connects to an anchor on one end. On the other end, they connect to the user through a rope grab (fall arrester) and lanyard, which connects to the full-body harness.
  8. 11. - The wearable support device designed to distribute the impact forces of a fall safely across the thighs, pelvis, and shoulders, with provision for attaching a lanyard, lifeline or other components.
  9. 13. - A work positioning system to prevent a worker from falling from a work position, or a travel restriction system such as guardrails or a personal fall protection system to prevent a worker from traveling to an edge from which the worker could fall.
  10. 14. - A restraint system rigged to physically restrict a worker's movement, keeping them from reaching an unguarded edge or hole. It prevents the fall from happening entirely.