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WESTERN PUMP Petroleum & Lubrication Equipment Specialists activation (at the onset of fall arrest forces) of the deceleration device during a fall , and the location of that attachment point after the employee comes to a full stop . Equivalent means alternative designs , materials , or methods to protect against a hazard which the employer can demonstrate will provide an equal or greater degree of safety for employees than the methods , materials or designs specified in the standard . Failure means load refusal , breakage , or separation of component parts . Load refusal is the point where the ultimate strength is exceeded . Free fall means the act of falling before a personal fall arrest system begins to apply force to arrest the fall . Free fall distance means the vertical displacement of the fall arrest attachment point on the employee's body belt or body harness between onset of the fall and just before the system begins to apply force to arrest the fall . This distance excludes deceleration distance , and lifeline/lanyard elongation , but includes any deceleration device slide distance or self- retracting lifeline/lanyard extension before they operate and fall arrest forces occur. Guardrail system means a barrier erected to prevent employees from falling to lower levels . Hole means a gap or void 2 inches (5 . 1 cm) or more in its least dimension , in a floor, roof, or other walking/working surface. Infeasible means that it is impossible to perform the construction work using a conventional fall protection system ( i . e . , guardrail system , safety net system , or personal fall arrest system) or that it is technologically impossible to use any one of these systems to provide fall protection . Lanyard means a flexible line of rope , wire rope , or strap which generally has a connector at each end for connecting the body belt or body harness to a deceleration device , lifeline , or anchorage . Leading edge means the edge of a floor, roof, or formwork for a floor or otherwalking/working surface (such as the deck) which changes location as additional floor, roof, decking , or formwork sections are placed , formed , or constructed . A leading edge is considered to be an " unprotected side and edge" during periods when it is not actively and continuously under construction . Lifeline means a component consisting of a flexible line for connection to an anchorage at 3235 " F" Street, San Diego, CA 92102-3315 * 619-239-9988 Fax 619-239-9925 www.western pu m p . Com California Contractor's License #673853 California Certified Small Business #33547