fall arrest
Halts dangerous plummets
Fall arrest refers to safety systems designed to stop a person who has fallen from a height, preventing them from hitting the ground or a lower surface.
The term typically describes equipment like harnesses, lanyards, and anchor points used in construction, roofing, and industrial work: Workers on the scaffolding wore fall arrest harnesses.
Distinguished from fall restraint, which prevents reaching an edge, fall arrest activates after a fall begins.
- body harnessStraps encircling the torso
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- lanyardWearable cord for items
- anchor pointFixed securing location
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
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