Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V19 02052025
The instructor shall:
Define the term ‘fall factor’ as it relates to working at height and fall arrest lanyards
Show diagrams of, and explain, the following:
a.
factor 1 fall (FF1)
b.
factor 2 fall (FF2)
Explain how the distance of a free fall can affect the severity of a fall
Explain how reducing the fall factor will reduce the potential free fall distance
Explain how attaching a fall arrest lanyard to an anchor point that is above shoulder height will reduce the fall factor
Demonstrate how to select anchor points for the attachment of fall arrest lanyards so that the fall factor is reduced to less than FF1
The participants shall:
During subsequent practical training, value and apply the principle of selecting anchor points which will reduce the fall factor to as low as possible
There should be a selection of anchor points at different heights above the working platform available for the participants to attach their fall arrest lanyards. The lowest anchor points should be a minimum of 6.75m above ground level (see explanations in Section 10.4 and in Annex 1)
Note
ELEMENT 6.5 - FALL INDICATORS
Learning objective:
41) The participants can explain how to detect if PPE has experienced a fall (Fall Indicator) (Knowledge, intermediate level)
The instructor shall:
Show an example of a fall arrest lanyard where the fall indicator shows that it has experienced a fall
Demonstrate how to identify if the fall arrest lanyard has experienced a fall by using the fall arrest lanyards fall indicator
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