Falltech 7009 Manuel De L'utilisateur page 13

Horizontal Lifeline Subsystem – An assembly, including the necessary connectors, comprised of a horizontal
lifeline component and, optionally, of: a) An energy absorbing component or, b) A lifeline tensioner component,
or both. This subsystem is normally attached at each end to an anchorage or anchorage connector. The end
anchorages have the same elevation.
Lanyard - A component consisting of a flexible rope, wire rope or strap, which typically has a connector at each
end for connecting to the body support and to a fall arrester, energy absorber, anchorage connector or anchorage.
Lanyard Connecting Subsystem - An assembly, including the necessary connectors, comprised of a lanyard only, or
a lanyard and energy absorber.
Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) - An assembly of components and subsystems used to arrest a person in a free
fall.
Positioning - The act of supporting the body with a positioning system for the purpose of working with hands free.
Positioning Lanyard - A lanyard used to transfer forces from a body support to an anchorage or anchorage
connector in a positioning system.
Qualified Person - A person with a recognized degree or professional certificate and with extensive knowledge,
training and experience in the fall protection and rescue field who is capable of designing, analyzing, evaluating
and specifying fall protection and rescue systems.
Self-Retracting Device (SRD) - A device that contains a drum wound line that automatically locks at the onset of a
fall to arrest the user, but that pays out from and automatically retracts onto the drum during normal movement
of the person to whom the line is attached.
Snaphook - A connector comprised of a hook-shaped body with a normally closed gate or similar arrangement
that may be opened to permit the hook to receive an object and, when released, automatically closes to retain
the object.
Swing Fall - A pendulum-like motion that occurs during and/or after a vertical fall. A swing fall results when an
authorized person begins a fall from a position that is located horizontally away from a fixed anchorage.
ACTD Activation Distance
AD Arrest Distance
CSS Connecting Subsystem
DD Deceleration Distance
DDV Deceleration Device
FACSS Fall Arrestor Connecting Subsystem
FAS Fall Arrest System
FBH Full Body Harness
FF
Free Fall
FFD Free Fall Distance
RGLS
Rope Grab Lanyard Set
EAL Energy Absorbing Lanyard
SAL Shock Absorbing Lanyard
cm Centimeters
kN Kilo-newtons
RPA
Rebar Positioning Assembly
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Acronyms for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest
MAF
PFAS
SRD
VLLSS
WPS
Other Acronyms for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest
ANSI
OSHA
ASTM
HLL Horizontal Lifeline
Maximum Arrest Force
mm Millimeter
Personal Fall Arrest System
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
Self-Retracting Device
TFD Total Fall Distance
VLL Vertical Lifeline
Vertical Lifeline Subsystem
Work Positioning System
American National Standards Institute
CSA Canadian Standards Association
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
American Society for Testing and Materials
lbs Pounds (Weight)
TPA
Tower Positioning Assembly
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