title: Dynamic performance of horizontal flexible anchor lines during fall arrest--a numerical method of simulation.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Personal Protective Equipment, Central Institute for Labour Protection, Lódź, Poland. krbas@ciop.lodz.pl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baszczyński
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zrobek
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012985:Software Design