Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V19 02052025
LESSON 30 - ROPE CLAMP FOR RESCUE (ENABLING LIFTING/SAFE DISCONNECTION OF A LOADED ROPE TYPE FALL PROTECTION LANYARD)
LESSON 31 - VERTICAL ALUMINIUM LADDERS
LESSON 32 - AN CHOR POINTS
The height of the anchor point shall ensure that in the event of a fall there will be enough space below the anchor point to allow the shock absorber in a fixed length fall arrest lanyard to fully deploy while preventing the person who is falling from comi ng into contact with the ground or structure below the anchor point
Note
The GWO recommends an anchor point height of 6.75m for the evacuation exercises
The recommended height is based upon the following formula,
𝑅𝐷 = 𝐿𝐿 + 𝐷𝐷 + 𝐻𝐻 + 𝐶,
Where:
RD
=
required fall distance clearance (minimum anchor point height)
LL
=
length of lanyard
DD
=
deceleration distance (fall distance)
HH
=
height of suspended worker
C
=
safety factor
The value for HH is the length of the suspended worker after a fall includes factors like the height of the person and harness stretch, to account for these variables this is set to 2.00m.
Using the value for HH (2.00m), the maximum allowed values for LL (2.00m) & DD (1.75m), and the minimum allowed value C (1.00 m), gives ,
𝑅𝐷 = 𝐿𝐿 + 𝐷𝐷 + 𝐻𝐻 + 𝐶
And,
𝑅𝐷 = 2.00 𝑚 + 1.75 𝑚 + 2.00 𝑚 + 1.00 𝑚,
Therefore,
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