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| Self-Retracting Lanyards: Can you anchor at your feet?
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| Fall protection equipment manufacturers are innovators. They are constantly developing new types of equipment and upgrading the capabilities of existing equipment. Self-retracting lanyards (SRLs or ‘yo-yos’) provide a great example of this innovation.
Legible labels on SRLs are essential to determine if they are the right for the job. When self-retracting lanyards (SRL) were first invented decades ago, they were generally only used in a manner that restricted the freefall to two-feet or less. In other words, the SRL was anchored overhead. But as these devices became more popular, many employers began using them in a variety of ways which, in some cases, was outside of the manufacturer’s limits. An example would be using an SRL when working on a leading edge (a leading edge is an unprotected edge that is under construction which means that it is changing position as is it being built). When you anchor the SRL back from a leading (or unprotected edge) and the worker falls you have two problems. First of all the freefall would be more than two feet (probably about five) and there's a chance the SRL would fail. Secondly, you would be dragging the lanyard over a potentially sharp edge and exposing it to cutting action especially in cases where there was a swing fall.
In response, the equipment manufacturers began to build additional classes of self-retracting lanyards. Currently the following types are available:
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| | Confined Space Rescue Team Leader Training
Kennewick, WA November 13-15 2017 Prescott Valley, AZ March 5-9, 2018
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Fall Protection Competent Person |
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Duration: 16 hours.
Prerequisites: Basic safety knowledge. - Physics of a Fall
- Types of Fall Protection
- Hierarchy of Controls
- Equipment Selection and Maintenance
- Rescue
- Fall Protection for Construction
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| Confined Space Rescue Team Leader |
| Duration: 40 hours
Prerequisites: students need to have completed confined space, fall protection, basic rope rescue training, previous training or a background in First Aid/ CPR, Respiratory Protection, and Hazardous Materials.
- Industrial Rescue Basics
- Rope Systems Operations
- Rescue Process
- Equipment
- Knots and Hitches
- Documentation
- Training Rescuers
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Confined Space Train the Trainer
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Duration: 16 hours.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of employer’s lockout/tagout, fall protection, confined space, and similar safety procedures. - Confined Space Basics
- Training Entrants and Attendants.
- Training Entry Supervisors.
- Regulations, Compliance Directive,
- Letters of Interpretation.
- Adult Learning Principals
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Fall Protection Competent Person Eugene, OR October 24-25, 2017 Eugene, OR March 27-28, 2018 Boardman, OR April 17-18, 2018 Medford, OR June 5-6, 2018 Eugene, OR October 30-31, 2018
Eugene, OR November 7-8, 2017
Medford, OR February 13-14, 2018 Eugene, OR May 15-16, 2018 Boardman, OR September 11-12, 2018 Eugene, OR November 13-14, 2018
Eugene, OR October 24-25, 2017
Eugene, OR March 27-28, 2018 Boardman, OR April 17-18, 2018 Medford, OR June 5-6, 2018 Eugene, OR October 30-31, 2018
Kennewick, WA October 10-11, 2017 Kennewick, WA March 13-14, 2018 Kennewick, WA October 9-10, 2018
Eugene, OR February 20, 2018 Medford, OR May 8, 2018 Boardman, OR May 22, 2018 Eugene, OR October 16,2 018
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