Wall-Mounted Horizontal Lifelines

These linear anchoring devices are mounted against a wall often providing continuous runs of restraint or arrest protection. When practical, Safeguard eliminates the need to disconnect from the system at intermediates and other fixing points of the anchorage. It is normally essential to include energy (or shock) absorbers within the Horizontal Lifeline System when designed to provide Fall Arrest in addition to those within the workers’ PPE. Without such absorbers, the Horizontal Lifeline cannot deform significantly when arresting the fall. Because of the geometry of pulling across the horizontal lifeline, this in turn results in large resolved forces being generated within the anchor system, sufficient to cause failure of the anchorage. This can occur even with energy absorbers being included in the PPE of the worker.