Fall Arrester in Rope Access
Why workers are avoiding fall protection at some times?
The main reasons are:
1. IT’S UNNECESSARY
This reason shows an attitude many workers can feel toward fall arresters, and it reflects the idea of “it won’t happen to me.” Many people feel that working at height without fall protection is safe simply because they’ve been working that way for years, and they’ve never been injured before, but that doesn’t actually make it safe.
Unfortunately, many workers have this attitude until they are injured. In fact, any person who has been seriously or fatally injured from a fall event without fall arrester, probably could have said that they had never been injured in a fall before that accident.
Many people are inclined to think that their experience on the job ensures that they won’t lose their balance and fall. However, in rope access, many falls are caused by conditions beyond the worker’s control, regardless of skill or experience. Some people will say that if they do fall, they’ll be able to react fast enough to catch themselves.
In reality, it takes less than one second to fall 10 feet, and it’s virtually impossible to react in that amount of time. A serious fall can happen to anyone, no matter how confident they are. Therefore whenever you are in a rope access work, fall protection is important.
2. IT’S JUST A QUICK JOB
This reason is one of the easiest ways for workers to put themselves at risk for a serious injury. How often does someone say, “This will just take a second,” before performing a dangerous rope access job without any protection? The problem with this way of thinking is that it only takes a second for an accident to happen. For workers without fall protection, serious, debilitating injuries can happen before they even realize they’re in danger.
THE BOTTOM LINE
The simple fact is that there aren’t any good reasons for a worker to not use fall protection when working at height. No matter how safe it might seem to work without fall arrester, there is always a risk. The safest thing to do is to stop looking for reasons and excuses to avoid using fall protection and just use it.
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