Fall Protection Anchor Points for At Height Work

Fall protection anchor points provide secure tie-off locations for workers using personal fall protection systems. Depending on the application, anchors may be used with self-retracting lifelines, lanyards, horizontal or vertical lifelines, travel restraint systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

Fall Protection Services provides design coordination, fabrication support, and installation of fall protection anchors for commercial and industrial facilities.

What Is an Anchor Point in Fall Protection?

An anchor point in fall protection is a secure attachment location used to connect fall protection equipment to a supporting structure. OSHA refers to this attachment location as an anchorage.

Fall protection anchors must be selected and located based on the supporting structure, attachment method, intended system, worker movement, fall clearance, and equipment being connected.

Anchor Point Applications

Fall protection anchors may be installed on rooftops, structural steel, concrete, equipment-support structures, and other suitable structural assemblies.

Rooftop maintenance areas
Equipment service locations
Structural steel work areas
Concrete structures

Overhead work zones
Horizontal and vertical lifeline systems
Travel restraint systems
Personal fall arrest systems

Fall Protection Anchor Design and Installation

Anchor location affects how the entire fall protection system performs. Poor placement can increase swing-fall exposure, restrict worker movement, or create clearance issues.

FPS provides design coordination, fabrication support, and installation for fall protection anchor systems based on the specific work area, supporting structure, attachment conditions, and system requirements. Systems may include individual anchor points or anchors incorporated into larger lifeline and fall protection systems.

Contact Fall Protection Services to discuss fall protection anchor points for your facility or project.