A personal fall arrest system used on a construction project must include which of the following components?
Explanation
A personal fall arrest system is an anchorage, connectors and a full-body harness, and section 1670(b)(10) requires the anchorage to support at least 5,000 pounds per employee attached, or to be designed and used under a qualified person's supervision with a safety factor of at least two. Each wrong answer breaks one component. Option (b) keeps the body belt, which section 1670(b) has barred from arrest systems since 1 January 1998 because the arresting force loads the abdomen. Option (c) ties off to a guardrail, which section 1670(b)(17) forbids: a rail is built to resist a push, not several thousand pounds of arresting force. Option (d) describes a positioning device system under 1670(c), rigged so that no free fall exceeds 2 feet - it holds a worker in place rather than arresting a fall.
Law Reference: 8 CCR §1670(b), (b)(10), (b)(17); §1670(c)(1)This topic, taught in full in the CSLB Law & Business guide. CSLB Law & Business — Complete Study Guide (2026) — PDF + EPUB, $24.99 · 14-day refund →
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