Citation

Baszczynski K, Zrobek Z. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2000; 6(4): 521-534.

Affiliation

Department of Personal Protective Equipment, Central Institute for Labour Protection, Lódź, Poland. krbas@ciop.lodz.pl

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

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PMID

11135683

Abstract

Designing fall arrest systems, which contain horizontal flexible anchor lines is an important technical problem related to the safety of people who work at a height and need horizontal freedom of movement. The article presents a numerical simulation of the dynamic performance of horizontal flexible anchor lines during fall arrest. The model of a 2-component system a horizontal flexible anchor line and a falling rigid mass, described with a second order non-linear differential equation is the main element of this method. This method of simulation is realised by a computer program, which allows obtaining the most important data characterising a fall arrest. The article shows laboratory tests used for the verification of this method, which turned out to be a valuable source of information and which can be used for designing fall arrest systems.

Language: en