General terms

Workplaces and accesses that are at least 2.0 m from the falling edge are outside the fall danger zone...

The falling edge is the edge over which a worker could fall. In the technical rules for workplaces ASR A2.1 ...

Different (organisational) measures and technical devices designed to prevent individuals from falling ...

An anchorage device (AD) is a system which is specially designed to protect individuals from falling and consists of at least one anchorage point ...

A load-bearing substructure which is suitable for temporarily attaching personal fall protection equipment (PPE) ...

A mobile elevating work platform is a a work safety device used to reach a high-level workplace ...

An arresting system is a measure to protect workers from falling when working high up at dangerous heights, e.g. when carrying out roof or rigging work ...

According to ASR A2.1, roof sections and building components are defined as being fall-through resistant when their load-bearing capacity is sufficient to allow individuals to walk over them without being in danger of crashing through ...

Single anchorage points (commonly referred to as "anchors") are individual fall arrest systems used on a roof, facade or other structure ...

Frequently confused with “training”. Both measures are important components of a company’s occupational health and safety plan. However, there are crucial differences ...

According to DGUV Rule 113-004, "Vessels, silos and confined spaces", confined spaces are defined as areas which are predominantly or completely surrounded by solid walls ...

Clloquial, general term used to describe both individual and collective technical fall protection measures ...

If someone using personal fall protection equipment (PPE) is suspended in a safety harness too long without moving, there is a risk that he/she may suffer from life-threatening ...

If a user is not located directly under an anchor when he/she falls but way off to the side, there is a danger of a swing fall ...

A rescue plan is a strategy or procedure that is set down in advance and implemented by specially trained personnel. This includes ...

A retention system is a system which is intended to prevent falls from occuring right from the outset ...

A secondary fall arrest system is a system that catches individuals or material in the case of a fall ...

To provide roofers, chimney sweeps and other individuals that work high up on pitched roofs with an anchorage device (AD) for attaching their safety harnesses ...

The deployment of a Safety and Occupational Health Coordinator ("SiGeKo") on a building site is required by ...

The term “thermal isolation” means avoiding a thermal bridge between two areas with a big difference in temperature ...

Anchorage devices need to be regularly inspected to keep them in a safe working condition. External influences ...

Training is an integral part of a company’s internal occupational health and safety plan - with close links to the company’s risk assessments and operating instructions ...