Mobile Fall Protection Advantages

Mobile Fall Protection Benefits

Mobile fall protection systems utilize various tools and equipment to provide temporary fall protection solutions. Instead of using a set anchor point on a roof, workers can employ a mobile fall arrest system to access hard-to-reach places while ensuring their safety. There are several benefits of mobile fall protection, including:

Increased Productivity

Using a mobile fall arrest system can help increase work productivity. Most types of mobile fall protection equipment, like roof carts or the Malta Dynamics XSERIES, can support multiple workers at one time and keep them safe. You can rely on one piece of equipment instead of installing numerous single-person anchors.

Restraint and Arrest Safety

With the evolution of fall protection systems, there are more fall restraint and arrest safety options. Jobsites use fall restraint systems to modify the work area and mitigate as many fall hazards as possible. With mobile fall protection like, temporary guardrail systems, you can protect your workers from getting too close to the edge while working and then remove the guardrails when the job is complete. 

Temporary Setup

One of the most significant advantages of mobile fall protection systems is their temporary capability. You can have all the fall protection you need at your job site without drilling permanent fixtures into the roof or other elevated surfaces. Then, when the job is done you can quickly remove the fall protection and get started on the next job.

Pre-Certified Protection

One of the biggest advantages of mobile fall protection is that most mobile fall protection systems, like the XSERIES Mobile Grabber, are engineered solutions that have been pre-tested and pre-certified for use before being brought onto your site. When you permanently fix a fall arrest system to your site, you generally need to consult with a professional engineer to design the layout, engineer the anchor point to your structure, and approve the project. Using mobile fall protection allows you to circumvent that process — the manufacturer does all the testing, so the end-user doesn’t have to. This means that you can pull your unit up to the jobsite, perform a pre-use inspection, and get to work.