Fall arrest anchor and harness inspection
A harness has a life and a withdrawal date; no sensor extends it. Keep the calendar and make sure every item is on it by serial number.
What does a fall arrest anchor and harness inspection involve?
Fall arrest anchor and harness inspection checks: anchor proof-load test result, harness webbing and stitching condition, date of manufacture against the withdrawal date. Observed by competent person inspection; proof-load test for anchors. Periodic inspection of personal fall protection and anchor systems is required under work-at-height law (Work at Height Regulations in the UK, AS/NZS 1891 in Australia, OSHA 1910.140 in the US); twelve months is the usual maximum and six months where the equipment is exposed to arduous use.
- Condition that replaces the interval
- None that replaces the interval. Anchor load testing and harness inspection need a competent person; a harness stored on a peg has no condition to monitor.
- Reading that proves it
- Anchor proof-load test result, harness webbing and stitching condition, date of manufacture against the withdrawal date
- Why the interval stays
- Periodic inspection of personal fall protection and anchor systems is required under work-at-height law (Work at Height Regulations in the UK, AS/NZS 1891 in Australia, OSHA 1910.140 in the US); twelve months is the usual maximum and six months where the equipment is exposed to arduous use.
- Evidence an auditor accepts
- Inspection record per harness and per anchor with the serial number, result and next due date
- First move
- Withdraw any harness with an unknown history. An item without a record is a defect, not a gap in the paperwork.
What it is evidence for
Clause references from the published standards text. A clause marked reference is named, not reproduced.
Statutory intervals that must stay on the calendar ISO 45001:2018 9.1.2 · ISO 45001:2018 6.1.2.1 · ISO 45001:2018 8.1.2 · ISO 45001:2018 8.1.4.2 · ISO 55001:2014 4.2 · ISO 55001:2014 8.1
ISO 45001:2018 9.1.2 Evaluation of complianceThe organization sets up, runs and keeps processes for evaluating whether it complies with legal and other requirements. It decides how often and by what methods compliance is evaluated, carries out the evaluation and acts where needed, keeps up its knowledge and understanding of where it stands on compliance, and reta...
ISO 45001:2018 6.1.2.1 Hazard identificationSet up, run and keep a hazard identification process that is continuous and looks ahead. The process shall take into account: social factors and the way work is organized; activities that are routine and those that are not; incidents that have happened before; possible emergencies; people, including workers, contractor...
ISO 45001:2018 8.1.2 Eliminating hazards and reducing OH&S risksThe organization sets up, runs and keeps processes for removing hazards and lowering OH&S risks by working down the hierarchy of controls: first remove the hazard; next replace it with processes, operations, materials or equipment that are less hazardous; then apply engineering controls and reorganize the work; then ap...
ISO 45001:2018 8.1.4.2 ContractorsThe organization aligns its procurement processes with its contractors so that hazards are identified and the OH&S risks are assessed and controlled where they come from three sources: contractor activities and operations that affect the organization; the organization's own activities and operations that affect contrac...
ISO 55001:2014 4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of stakeholdersThe organization identifies which stakeholders are relevant to its system for managing assets, and what they require and expect from asset management; it sets the criteria it will use to make asset management decisions; and it identifies what stakeholders require in the way of recorded financial and non-financial infor...
ISO 55001:2014 8.1 Operational planning and controlThe organization plans, carries out and controls the processes needed to satisfy requirements and to deliver three things: the asset management plans set out under 6.2, the actions on risks and opportunities decided under 6.1, and the preventive and corrective actions decided under clauses 10.1 and 10.2. It does so by ...
Do this for your whole schedule
Paste your maintenance schedule or log and get this classification for every line at once, with the findings, the overdue items and the clauses the register is evidence for. First 15 items free, no account.
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