Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V18 2024-06-24
2. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Term
Definition
Additional fall protection
Describes the use of an independent, additional suitable fall protection system in conjunction with a primary fall protection system. Typically, used during training to provide fall protection to participants as they learn to use fall protection equipment. Additional fall protection may sometimes be referred to as a “backup”. The additional fall protection system should be chosen in such a way that it will not hinder the exercise. Preferably this additional fall protection is not even noticeable by the participant. This means that a risk is identified and controlled to a lower level weighted against the effort, time and money needed to control it
As low as reasonably practicable
Preventing the user of a personal fall protection system from colliding with the ground, structure, or any other obstacle during a free fall
Fall arrest
Fall arrest system
Preventing the user of a personal fall protection system from colliding with the ground, structure, or any other obstacle during a free fall
Fall prevention
Preventing the user of a personal fall protection system from going into a free fall
Hip overhang A technique used during the rescue of a casualty from a ladder where the rescue line is diverted using the side D-ring located at the hip of the rescuer’s harness. This creates greater space between the casualty and the ladder
Manual handling
The transporting or supporting of a load (including lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying, or moving by hand or by bodily force)
Must
For clarity where the word ‘must’ is used in this standard it shall have the same meaning as ‘shall’
Personal fall protection system
Assembly of components intended to protect the user against falls from height, including a body holding device and an attachment system, which can be connected to a reliable anchorage point
Rescue system
Personal fall protection system by which a person can rescue themselves or others, in such a way that a free fall is prevented
Restraint system
Personal fall protection system which prevents the user from reaching zones where the risk of a fall from height exists
Verbal form used to indicate requirements strictly to be followed in order to conform to this training standard and from which no deviation is permitted
Shall
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