Oregon OSHA’s fall distance educator

How far can you fall with a shock-absorbing lanyard? Oregon OSHA’s fall distance educator shows you how to calculate your fall distance and your free fall distance with three different scenarios. To keep things simple, the educator assumes:

While the scenarios may not represent real-world situations, they will help you understand how far you could fall when you really are using a shock-absorbing lanyard.

falling man with harness

SCENARIO 1:
Anchorage connector is 10 feet above the working surface. arrow

SCENARIO 2:
Anchorage connector is 5 feet above the working surface. arrow

SCENARIO 3:
Anchorage connector is at the working surface. arrow

 

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