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Fall Protection Equipment Inspection: Harness & Lanyard

Contributor: Safesite Jurisdiction: OSHA

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Personal fall arrest systems, including harnesses, tie-offs, anchor points, and lanyards must be inspected before each use. Fall protection exhibiting any of these faults must be marked rejected, removed from service, and destroyed.

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Fall Protection Equipment Inspection: Harness & Lanyard

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Full-Body HarnessSection 1 of 3 with 4 Questions

1. Hardware: Includes D rings, buckles, keepers, and back pads. Inspect for damage, distortion, sharp edges, burrs, cracks, and corrosion.

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2. Webbing: Inspect for cuts, burns, tears, abrasions, frays, excessive soiling, and discoloration.

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3. Stitching: Inspect for pulled or cut stitches.

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4. Labels: Inspect, making certain all labels are securely held in place and are legible.

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Lanyards/Shock-Absorbing LanyardsSection 2 of 3 with 6 Questions

1. Hardware: Includes snap hooks, carabiners, adjusters, keepers, thimbles, and D rings. Inspect for damage, distortion, sharp edges, burrs, cracks, corrosion, and proper operation.

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2. Webbing: Inspect for cuts, burns, tears, abrasions, frays, excessive soiling, and discoloration.

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3. Stitching: Inspect for pulled or cut stitches.

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4. Synthetic Rope: Inspect for pulled or cut yarns, burns, abrasions, knots, excessive soiling, and discoloration.

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5. Energy Absorbing Component: Inspect for elongation, tears, and excessive soiling.

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6. Labels: Inspect, making certain all labels are securely held in place and are legible.

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Snap Hooks and CarabinersSection 3 of 3 with 4 Questions

1. Physical Damage: Inspect for cracks, sharp edges, burrs, deformities, and locking operations.

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2. Excessive Corrosion: Inspect for corrosion, which affects the operation and/or the strength.

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3. Markings: Inspect and make certain marking(s) are legible.

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