A personal safety apparatus and systems include a mast connected to a base. The mast includes a plurality of mast sections and is vertically extendable from the base between a collapsed position and an extended position. A jib is rotatably connected to the mast. The jib is moveable between a first position wherein the jib is generally parallel to the mast and a second position wherein the jib extends outward from the mast. The jib includes a first jib arm and a second jib arm. The second jib arm is moveable relative to the first jib arm. An anchor point is secured to the jib. The anchor point is configured to connect to a cable configured to secure to a person.

A cap to cover an access that attaches to a curb around an access. The cap comprises a cover with a cinching channel and cinching line for adjusting the size of the cap to fit around the curb. At least one reinforced opening on cover through which a temporary fixation device can be inserted to secure the cap to the curb. A fall protection system incorporated with the cap can mitigate injury and damage if a person or object steps on or falls into the access.

An apparatus and method for the containment of vertical structures using a flexible, collapsible, and movable shroud. The shroud containment system protects the surrounding environment by catching liquid and solid debris and contaminants from the inside and protects the enshrouded structure and workers from wind, debris, contaminants, and precipitation on the outside as well as providing enhanced protection against falling persons and equipment. The shroud also conceals the vertical structure in whole or in part and greatly eases the setup, takedown, and relocation of the shroud along the axis of the vertical structure due to its modular, impermanent design and method of erection, collapse, and translation.

A protective device to prevent persons from falling has a base and an anchor mast system in connection with the base. On a free upper end of the anchor mast system, personal protective equipment (PPE) is fastened at an anchor point. To increase stability, the anchor mast system is provided with a lower standing section and a cantilever section. The standing section and the cantilever section are pivoted by a pivot drive relative to each other and relative to the base such that the anchor point in connection with the PPE is displaced downwards and away from the tilting edge of the base. This reduces the total height of the protective device, and increases the stability in the event of load in the region of the anchor point, while the weight of the protective device, particular also of the base, is reduced.

A fall protection system from stairs, that will allow children, elderly, disabled people to use the stairs safely by deploying as an instant safety net to stopping a child or an elderly or frail person from falling from the stairs.

A panel is disclosed which is suitable for installation to form a platform or part of a platform in a void of a building structure. The panel is operable to extend between a first support member and a second support member both of which extend across at least a portion of the void. The panel has: a deck component with: a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a pair of opposed, substantially straight sides each extending from the first end to the second end; and a substantially planar surface portion which extends: between the opposed sides at the first end, and from the first end at least part of the way, but not necessarily all the way, to the second end; and one or more first engaging formations at the first end of the deck component and operable to engage with the first support member to support the deck component relative to the first support member, and one or more second engaging formations at the second end of the deck component and operable to engage with the second support member to support the deck component relative to the second support member. At least one out of the first and second engaging formation(s) is/are configured to support the relevant end of the deck component relative to the relevant support member from approximately directly vertically beneath, and/or from approximately within vertical planes containing, each of the straight sides of the deck component.

Machines are disclosed for dispensing a rolled fabric over spaced support beams of a roof and for holding the fabric firmly in place over such beams to protect workers from falling through the gaps between the beams. The machines may include one, some, or all of several different components and features to enhance the system's overall operation and effectiveness. One aspect relates to a hub brake used to help prevent unwinding of the fabric roll in the event of a fall. Another aspect relates to a magnetic brake to help keep the machine from sliding across the support beams in the event of a fall. Another aspect relates to a guide assembly that engages a support beam with a one-directional bearing to also help keep the machine from sliding in the event of a fall.

A fall prevention system (FPS) that is placed adjacent a multi-level structure such as a frame building, that is being constructed. The FPS has a lower anchor, at least one vertical member, at least one connecting member and an upper member with or without a horizontal section. The number of vertical members utilized depends on the number of levels the structure has. The vertical members are preferably made of metal and are dimensioned to correspond to either the height of a single structure level, or the height of another structure locations such as a peaked roof. The FPS is secured to the ground surface by bolts inserted through the anchor, and at least one securing cable that is attached to cable securing means on the FPS and to a location on the structure. An individual working on the structure wears a harness to which is secured one end of a harness cable. The other end of the harness cable is attached to the cable securing means on the FPS. If the individual is about to fall from the structure, the harness cable locks, thereby stopping the fall occurring.

A rope based fall protection device including a rotation unit, a brake unit, and a rope. A first end of the rope is connected to the rotation unit. The rope includes a first rope loop and a second rope loop that are wound around the rotation unit. A first retaining portion of a retaining ring is sleeved on the first rope loop and a second retaining portion thereof is sleeved on the second rope loop, such that the rope forms a rope section which has a fixed length between the second retaining portion and the first end and is wound around the rotation unit. When a free end of the rope is pulled by an external force to release the rope wound around the rotation unit in a direction away from the rotation unit, the retaining ring is broken to release the rope section of the rope. The external force is greater than or equal to a pulling force generated by a user's free fall. By releasing the rope section of the rope, the rotation unit rotates and simultaneously drives the brake unit to rotate to slow down or stop the rotation of the rotation unit.

A fall protection device includes a frame, a rotatable member being pivotally connected to the frame, a safety belt winding around the rotatable member, a braking plate, and a plurality of braking parts. A side surface of the frame has a connecting hole located on a center of the frame and a plurality of stoppers. The braking plate has a driven shaft passing through the connecting hole to be coaxially connected to the rotatable member. A number of the braking parts is the same as a number of the stoppers. The braking parts are pivotally connected to an inner surface of a plate body of the braking plate. When the braking parts are located at a locking position, an abutting portion of each of the braking parts is located at a position corresponding to one of the stoppers and abuts against one of the stoppers at the same time.