Fall protection anchor points, unless they are installed by their manufacturer,
have to be designed and installed subject to the approval of a professional
engineer. That is nothing new. What is new, is additional areas
where fall protection is now mandated. Any area where a worker is required to be
on a regular basis, doing tasks that last longer than 15 minutes, and that is
1.2 m or more above an area on to which a worker could fall is now designated a
permanent work area. Permanent work areas MUST have fall hazard mitigation
procedures in place. These include such things as guard rails and travel
restraint systems. Where such things are not practical, full blown fall
arrest systems must be put in place. Even residential roofing operations
are now required to put fall hazard mitigation procedures into place! If
you have fall arrest questions, we have trained professionals to help answer
your questions.