Loading ...How Strong Is Your Anchor?
What do you mean how strong is your anchor? Don’t worry I’m not coming on to you. In fact, I’m not even really referring to your anchor per se. I am referring to the place you choose to install your anchor, the anchor point if you will.
In case you didn’t know. OSHA required this point to support 5,000 lbs. of force. Well, holy hell! I know it seems crazy. Your heaviest guy doesn’t even weight that much and you have some ginormous dudes on your crew.
Well, it doesn’t matter. Yep, it doesn’t matter. It’s the law. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Law.
So what does this mean to you? Well, for one make sure to follow all of the directions included with any anchor you purchase. Also if you have existing construction or weird applications you may need to bring in an engineer to scope out the situation.
Yes, that can be a pain in the ass, but so is dying. It aslo doesn’t feel good when it’s your fault. If you’re unsure get it checked, and seriously read the directions. You’d be surprised how most of them answer your questions directly.
This isn’t a model plane, it’s your life. If your model plane looks like a ball of glue it only hurts is your pride and self esteem, I wish I could say the same for fall protection anchors.
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