Crane and Crane Rail Fall Protection

The overhead cranes, bridges, trolleys, rails and runway systems in your facility are vital to ensure safe and efficient operations, but their maintenance presents safety challenges. From the steel and foundry industries to automotive assembly plants and fabrication shops, Diversified Fall Protection understands the fall hazards associated with crane and crane rail maintenance and repair.

When it comes to material handling applications, crane up-time is critical and providing safe access to maintenance personnel while working at heights is a must.  Ensuring working safety and OSHA compliance requires the implementation of a comprehensive fall prevention strategy, which includes the proper mix of fall protection equipment, personnel training, and partnering with a fall protection company that appreciates the unique nature of your crane’s access points and potential fall hazards.  With a properly designed fall protection system, your maintenance personnel will have the mobility they need to get the job done without compromising safety.

Whether you need inspection and repair of an existing crane rail lifeline, or installation of a new fall arrest system for an unprotected area, we can help.  To schedule an on-site hazard assessment or discuss your fall protection needs, contact the safety specialists at Diversified Fall Protection.

We are a complete turnkey provider of  engineered fall protection systems and have years of design and installation experience in the crane and crane rail market sector.  Contact us for expert assistance with your fall arrest, fall restraint and fall protection requirements.

• Horizontal Lifelines
  • 1926.502(d)(8)
    Horizontal lifelines shall be designed, installed, and used, under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintains a safety factor of at least two.
• Personal Fall Arrest Systems
  • 1926.502(d)(16)
    Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, shall:
  • 1926.502(d)(16)(ii)
    limit maximum arresting force on an employee to 1,800 pounds (8 kN) when used with a body harness;
  • 1926.502(d)(16)(iii)
    be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level;
  • 1926.502(d)(16)(iv)
    bring an employee to a complete stop and limit maximum deceleration distance an employee travels to 3.5 feet (1.07 m); and,
  • 1926.502(d)(16)(v)
    have sufficient strength to withstand twice the potential impact energy of an employee free falling a distance of 6 feet (1.8 m), or the free fall distance permitted by the system, whichever is less.