Anchorage point. A secure point of attachment for lifelines, lanyards, or deceleration devices

Authorized person. See "person, authorized"

Competent person. See "person, competent"

Construction work. See "work, construction"

Controlled access zone (CAZ). An area in which certain work may take place without the use of guardrails, personal fall arrest systems, or safety nets and access to the zone is controlled

Elevated surface work plan. See "plan, elevated surface work"

Elevated work platform or area, unprotected. Any elevated work surface, including roofs, not surrounded by a passive fixed barrier such as conforming guardrails or protective parapet

Elevated work surface, construction activities. Roof surfaces within six feet of edge and work platforms more than six feet above a lower level

Elevated work surface, general industry work. Roof surfaces within six feet of edge and work platforms more than four feet above a lower level

Fall arrest system. A system used to arrest a person in a fall from a working level and that minimizes the potential for compounding injury. It consists of an anchorage, connectors, and a body harness and may include a lanyard, deceleration device, or lifeline.

Fall protection plan (FPP). See "plan, fall protection"

Fall restraint system. An approved device and any necessary components that function together to restrain an employee in such a manner as to prevent that employee from falling to a lower level. When standard guardrails are selected, compliance with applicable sections governing their construction and use shall constitute approval. Not a fall arrest system.

Free fall. The portion of a fall before a personal fall arrest system begins to apply force to arrest the fall

Frequent access, any other elevated work platforms or areas that are not roofs. More than 12 times per year

Frequent access, roofs. More than four times per year

General industry work. See "work, general industry"

Lifeline system, horizontal. An engineered rail, rope, wire, or synthetic cable installed horizontally and used for attachment of a worker's lanyard or lifeline device while moving horizontally

Parapet, protective. A parapet surrounding the edge of a roof at least 24 inches high for roofing work, and at least 42 inches for all other construction and general industry work

Person, authorized. A person at SLAC who has completed required training and is authorized to wear and use fall protection equipment

Person, competent. One who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings, or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them. [as seen in Title 8, 1504] A designated SLAC fall protection competent person has completed required training and has appropriate experience (see Forms & Tools, Fall Protection Classification).

Person, qualified. One who by reason of training, experience, or instruction has demonstrated the ability to safely perform all assigned duties and, when required, is properly licensed in accordance with federal, state, or local laws and regulations. See Forms & Tools, Fall Protection Classification.

Plan, elevated surface work (ESWP). A document which examines and addresses fall hazards associated with a particular job on an unprotected elevated work platform or area. Incorporates elements of a rescue plan if fall arrest systems are in use.

Plan, fall protection (FPP). A written document that describes the job task and procedures to eliminate or control elevated fall hazards foreseeably encountered in the work when conventional fall protection measures (guardrails, fall arrest equipment) are not feasible

Plan, rescue. A strategy or procedure, planned in advance and practiced by designated rescue personnel, to retrieve safely a person who has fallen from an elevated work surface and who remains suspended in a full body harness, unable to perform self-rescue

Qualified person. See "person, qualified"

Rescue plan. See "plan, rescue"

Roof. A walking or working surface whose primary function is to provide weather protection on a building, C-train, modular trailer, rigid canopy, switch gear, transformer

Roof, low slope. A roof with a maximum slope of four vertical to 12 horizontal

Roofing work. See "work, roofing"

Suspension trauma. The rapid onset of adverse physical symptoms to a person hanging in a full body harness (after approximately 15 minutes) such as light-headedness, palpitations, tremulousness, fatigue, nausea, dizziness, headache, sweating, weakness, loss of consciousness and even death, caused by venous pooling and oxygen deprivation to the brain, kidneys, and other organs.

Transit from a ladder. The action of a person climbing off of or onto a ladder, usually at the edge of a roof

Two-person rule. Rule that people must work in teams of two in defined situations

Work, construction. Any activity involving the construction, alteration, painting, repairing, construction maintenance, renovation, removal, or wrecking of any fixed structure or its parts. This includes roofing work.

Work, general industry. Activities such as equipment maintenance, calibrations, inspections, plumbing repair, running electrical cabling. Does not include construction activities.

Work, on roofs (either construction or maintenance/general industry related). Any work done on a roof that is unrelated to the roof surface itself, such as HVAC maintenance, equipment calibrations, new equipment installation. Does not include roofing work.

Work, roofing. Activities involving the application or removal of roofing materials such as asphalt or coal-tar pitch, sheet metal, wood shakes, clay tile, concrete tile, slate or like materials. Roofing work includes patching and repairing.