Safety training
GWO Advanced Rescue Training Standard / V4 2023-05-02
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 fall arrest lanyard to fully deploy whilst preventing the person who is falling from coming into contact with the ground or structure below the anchor point
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The GWO recommends an anchor point height of 6.75m for the rescue and evacuation exercises.
The recommended height is based upon the following formula, 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = 𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿 + 𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷 + 𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻 + 𝐶𝐶 , Where,
RD
= Required fall distance clearance (minimum anchor point height)
LL
= = = =
Length of lanyard
DD HH
Deceleration distance (fall distance)
Height of suspended worker
C Safety factor The value for 𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻 is the length of the suspended worker after a fall and 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 𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻 (2.00 𝑚𝑚 ) , the maximum allowed values for LL (2.00m) & DD (1.75m), and the minimum allowed value for 𝐶𝐶 (1.00 𝑚𝑚 ), , we get, 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = 𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿 + 𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷 + 𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻 + 𝐶𝐶 and, 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 =2.00 𝑚𝑚 +1.75 𝑚𝑚 +2.00 𝑚𝑚 +1.00 𝑚𝑚 , therefore, 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 =6.75 𝑚𝑚 . Therefore, GWO recommends that the anchor points used during the evacuation exercises are placed a minimum of 6.75m above the ground or any structure which a person may come into contact with, in the event of a fall.
Any equipment used during this GWO training module shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the national standards listed in table A1-1 When working in a country where there is no applicable national standard then the equipment shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the European standards
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