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7.3 DIMENSIONS:
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AUTHORIZED PERSON: A person assigned by the employer to perform duties at a location where the person will
be exposed to a fall hazard (otherwise referred to as “user” for the purpose of these instructions).
RESCUER: Person or persons other than the rescue subject acting to perform an assisted rescue by operation of a
rescue system.
CERTIFIED ANCHORAGE: An anchorage for fall arrest, positioning, restraint, or rescue systems that a qualied
person certies to be capable of supporting the potential fall forces that could be encountered during a fall
or that meet the criteria for a certied anchorage prescribed in this standard.
QUALIFIED PERSON: A person with a recognized degree or professional certicate and with extensive
knowledge, training, and experience in the fall protection and rescue eld who is capable of designing,
analyzing, evaluating and specifying fall protection and rescue systems to the extent required by this
standard.
COMPETENT PERSON: 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.
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(1.2 m)
74 in.
(1.9 m)
188.5 in.
(4.8 m)
4 in.
(.1 m)
4 in.
(.1 m)
89.2 in.
(2.26 m)
75.7 in.
(1.9 m)
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(2.5 m)
4 in.
(.1 m)
4 in.
(.1 m)
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(.1 m)
