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I <br /> i <br /> I <br /> GLOSSARY OF TERMS <br /> Access: Means of reaching a workstation,physically or mechanically. <br /> Anchorage: A secure point of attaclunent for lifelines,lanyards or deceleration devices. <br /> Body Belt: A strap with means both for securing it about the waist and for attaching it to a <br /> (safety belt) lanyard. To be used for positioning only. <br /> Body Harness: A design of straps that may be secured about the employee in a manner to <br /> distribute the fall arrest forces over at least the thighs, pelvis, waist, chest and <br /> shoulders, with means for attaching it to other components of a personal fall- <br /> arrest system. <br /> Competent Person: A person who is capable of identifying hazardous or dangerous conditions in the <br /> personal fail-arrest system or any competent thereof, as well as in their <br /> application and use with related equipment. The OSHA definition also requires <br /> that a competent person have the authority to take prompt corrective measures <br /> to eliminate hazards. <br /> Connector: A device that is used to couple(connect)parts of the system together. It may be <br /> an independent component of the system(such as a buckle or D-ring)sewn into <br /> a body belt or body harness or a snaphook spliced or sewn to lanyard of self- <br /> retracting lanyard. <br /> ( Continuous Fall <br /> Protection: The design and use of a fall protection system so that no exposure to all elevated <br /> fall hazard occurs. This may require more than one fall protection system or a <br /> combination of prevention or protection measures. <br /> Danger: Combination of hazard and risk that yields a qualitative measure of exposure of <br /> a person or system to harm,injury,damage or loss. <br /> Dangerous Equipment(such as pickling or galvanizing tanks, degreasing units,machinery, <br /> Equipment' electrical equipment and other units)which,as a result of form or fimction, may <br /> be hazardous to employees who fall onto or into such equipment. <br /> Deceleration Device: A mechanism such as a rope grab, retracing lifeline or shock absorbing lanyard <br /> that absorbs or dissipates energy during a fall arrest. <br /> 1 An uncontrolled drop from one Ievel to another. <br /> Elevated Fall: P <br /> Failure: Load refusal, breakage or separation of component parts. Load refusal is the <br /> i <br /> point where the ultimate strength is exceeded. <br /> Fall Distance: The distance from the location of a worker's support prior to a fall and the place <br /> where the worker comes to a complete stop. <br /> Fall-Arrest System: A tested device and components that function together as a system to arrest a <br /> free fall and minimize the potential for compounding injury. <br /> Fall Hazard: Any position from which an accidental fall may reasonably produce injury. <br />