Posts Tagged ‘arrest’

Impact force calculation

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Check out this calculator of impact force.

It is good to show people, using numbers, how a 100kg person falling 4 m onto a 2m lanyard (assume 10% elongation) can result in an impact force of 19.6kN. That’s about 20 100kg persons jumping onto you! If we make reference to EN standard, the maximum impact force should not exceed 6kN.

Also found this link on rock climbing shock force and fall factor calculation.

Improper use of retractable fall arrest block

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

During quick maintenance work on flat roof, fall arrest block are often used as the control measure for falling from height. However, there is a risk of the fall arrest block not working due to the lack of above head anchorage points. See this webpage for some guidance.