Below the Permanents

When working at heights below the permanents cannot be accomplished by using a ladder, aerial lift, or scaffolding, (for instance, when hanging greenbeds or walking on the top of set walls), you must use fall arrest equipment. This equipment includes: a full body harness with a self-retracting lanyard, a vertical lifeline with rope grab, and, when multiple vertical lifelines are used, a double D-ring extender.

Prior to using any fall protection equipment, Southern CA IATSE employees are required to have passed the CSATF Safety Pass Course D – Fall Protection.

Inspect all fall protection equipment prior to use
Locate an anchorage point for the vertical lifeline. Single-user anchorage points are located on the soundstage trusses and have been identified with a yellow tag
Select an anchorage point above you and as close as possible to where you are working to avoid or limit a swing fall
Connect the vertical lifeline to the anchorage point with the double-locking snap hook. Attach the manual rope grab to the vertical lifeline. Make sure that the arrow on the rope grab is pointing up toward the anchorage point
Attach the self-retracting lanyard (SRL) to the rope grab with a self-locking carabiner. Connect the tag line to the double-locking snap hook on the SRL
Position the rope grab, SRL and tag line on the lifeline so that the final height of the SRL is 6 feet above your intended work height
Protect the lifeline against rough edges by using a rope protector or by padding sharp corners
If you need to move a longer distance horizontally across the set, you can rig two or more vertical lifeline systems. This will reduce the swing fall potential. (Use separate anchor points for multiple line systems.)
From the ground or greenbed, pull the tag line and attach the double-locking snap hook from the SRL to the “D” ring (or double “D” extender when using multiple vertical lifelines) located on the back of your harness
When using multiple lifelines, never remove one lifeline until you are safely attached to the second lifeline, or until you are back on the ground or greenbed

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