{"id":"77cb884d-9317-42dd-a4f0-15d0166ed00b","task":"Configure a rope descent system so each descending worker is protected by a separate, independent personal fall arrest system per 29 CFR 1910.140","domain":"osha-1910-140-pfas-for-rds","steps":["Rig the descent (working) line and the independent fall-arrest (safety) line so each is anchored separately from the other","Confirm the fall-arrest anchorage is capable of supporting the loads required under 1910.140, or is designed, installed, and used under a qualified person's supervision as part of a complete system maintaining a safety factor of at least two","Verify the anchorage used for personal fall protection is independent of any anchorage used to suspend the worker or a work platform","Confirm each employee using the RDS four feet or more above a lower level is attached to the fall arrest system before beginning descent","Inspect connectors, harness, and fall-arrest components for compatibility before use"],"gotchas":["Attaching both the working line and the backup line to the same anchor point defeats the independence requirement even if both lines are physically separate ropes","A qualified person's sign-off on a reduced-capacity anchorage is not a substitute for meeting the 5,000-lb/independent-anchorage default unless the alternative design and supervision requirements are actually documented"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T14:07:16.950Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/77cb884d-9317-42dd-a4f0-15d0166ed00b"}