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Tuesday Tip: Information on Positioning at Work
In some activities at height it is necessary, besides accessing the workplace using the fall protection equipment, to also position oneself so that the task can be accomplished; at this moment you...
Tuesday Tip: How to Select the Right Harness for Your Activity
The selection of the appropriate Harness must be made according to the risks posed by the work environment and the type of technique applied with the equipment. - Harnesses can have up to five...
Tuesday Tip: What is the Free-fall distance?
Free-fall distance is the free distance between the anchorage point and some collision point. To determine the required fall distance you must add the appropriate factors, and this will result in...
Tuesday Tip: What is fall factor and how to calculate it? Part 3 – fall factor = 2
In this situation, where the fall displacement is twice the size of the lanyard (2.60 m), the impact force generated in the energy absorber makes it open approximately 1.10 m so that this energy is...
Consejo del martes: ¿Qué es un factor de caída y cómo calcularlo? Parte 2 – Factor de caída = 1
En esta situación, donde el desplazamiento de caída es del tamaño de la eslinga (1,30 m), la fuerza de impacto generada sobre el absorbedor de energía hace que se abra, aproximadamente, el 50 % de...
Tuesday Tip: What is fall factor and how to calculate it? Part 1 – Fall Factor < 1
There are three types of fall factor, the first of them is the fall factor < 1. In this situation, the fall displacement will be less than the lanyard size (1.30 m), thus generating an impact force...
American Infographic Shows in Numbers the Consequences of Lack of Security
Ansell brings you first-hand a very interesting content from the US website EHS Today, known as a content generator of occupational hazards, safety factors, health, industrial hygiene professionals,...
Tuesday Tip: Can I use a safety harness of one brand and a lanyard of another?
According to NR 06 item 6.1.1, it is considered combined individual protection equipment all equipment composed by several devices, which are associated by the manufacturer against one or more risks...
Tuesday Tip: Guidelines for Positioning Jobs
Definition of work at height with positioning line: Work at height with positioning lines, aims to keep the employee comfortable and hands free to perform their activities at points such as poles,...
Tuesday Tip: Is there a seat belt for people over 100 kg?
Many people ask about the weight that a Safety Harness can support, but the big question is related to how much impact a person can withstand in case of a fall. In tests performed in our Safety...