Inspection and Maintenance
Caring for Equipment
When you use ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, and fall-protection systems, you expect to get your job done safely.
But do you pay attention to the condition of the equipment? Inspect the equipment frequently, keep it clean, store it properly, and it won't let you down.
Inspection and Maintenance
To maintain their service life and high performance, it is very important that you inspect the components of personal fall-arrest, restraint, or positioning-device systems for damage or excessive wear before and after each use. Frequent inspection by a competent person should also be accomplished. Replace any component that looks damaged.
Note: If a fall arrest system has prevented a fall, you can't use it again, but don't throw it away. Use that harness to tell the story in training about how it saved a life. It's worth its weight in gold!
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
8-1. When should you inspect the components of personal fall-arrest, restraint, or positioning device systems for damage or excessive wear?
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