Apparatus for Securing Fall Arrest Equipment

Abstract

An apparatus and method that allows a user to secure a fall arrest system to equipment in locations not originally intended to be used for fall safety equipment. By utilizing non-conventional anchor points to secure the fall arrest system, a user can provide adequate and compliant fall arrest protection on equipment without violating the environmental or structural integrity of the equipment.

1 . An apparatus for releasably securing a fall arrest anchor post comprising:
 an enclosure for receiving a fall arrest anchor post and a mounting unit, said mounting unit comprising securing clamps for releasabley securing the apparatus.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the enclosure further comprises a fall arrest anchor post support and a door. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the enclosure is offset from the mounting unit. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the mounting unit is releasably securably capable of mounting a commercially deployed utility equipment. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 4  where the commercially deployed utility equipment is selected from the group consisting of transformers, circuit breakers, rectifiers, relay stations, regulators, disconnect switches, capacitor banks, neutral resistors, and reactors. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the enclosure is rectangular. 
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the enclosure is circular.