{"id":25816,"date":"2022-10-11T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/?p=25816"},"modified":"2025-09-02T09:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T14:06:10","slug":"fall-protection-mounting-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/11\/fall-protection-mounting-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Protection Mounting Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 600px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rigidmountfallprotection.jpg\" alt=\"Fall protection mount in industrial environment\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fall protection has such a stranglehold on OSHA&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsc.org\/newsroom\/osha-reveals-top-10-safety-violations-for-fy-21-at\"> yearly<\/a> top 10 safety violation lists that any method to keep your workers safe at height must be a top priority.<\/p>\n<p>Adding certain<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/category\/9303\/fall-protection\"> fall protection equipment<\/a>, such as a tie-off system, provides life-saving protection for your employees. Combined with proper education and training, these systems can reduce worker falls during dangerous conditions at any height. One aspect to consider when implementing such a system is how you want to mount your fall protection. There are multiple options to do so, and each offers benefits. Which you choose depends on your working environment and needs.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<aside style=\"padding: 10px 20px 15px 25px; margin-bottom: 50px; border-radius: 15px; border: 2px solid #E4DDDD; margin: 4px 10px 4px 10px; box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19);\" data-type=\"summary\">\n<h4>TL;DR \u2013 Fall protection mounting methods explained<\/h4>\n<p>Mounting fall protection systems depends on your facility\u2019s space, structure, and safety needs. Drop rod mounts offer flexibility and closer access but require sway bracing. Flush mounts are ideal for low-clearance situations, with options for parallel or perpendicular placement. Specialty mounts like wood beam options exist but require engineering approval for safety. Choosing the right mount ensures secure, compliant, and effective fall protection.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<h3>Mounting methods to choose from<\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s review some of the options available for mounting your fall protection equipment. We will explore the benefits each has to offer and what facility situations they lend themselves to.<\/p>\n<h3>Mounting choices<\/h3>\n<h4>Drop Rod<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 200px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DropMount.png\" alt=\"drop rod fall protection mount\" \/><br \/>\nWith a drop rod mount, flexibility is the biggest benefit offered. Used for both trussed track and plain track, a drop rod mount offers 360-degree rotation which allows the track to be installed in any horizontal direction. This makes the drop rod ideal fall protection mount for facilities with a lot of overhead space to work with. This mount also provides the advantage of allowing your workers to use shorter SRLs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/category\/9945\/fall-protection-lanyards\">self-retracting lanyards<\/a>) by placing the track closer to the work area.<\/p>\n<p>One key consideration is that drop rod mounting requires sway bracing.<\/p>\n<h4>Flush Mount<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 200px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FlushMountCross.png\" alt=\"flush mount for fall protection\" \/><br \/>\nThe flush mount option for fall protection comes in two distinct variations, although either option is ideal for low-clearance situations. Both place the track directly against building support structures, and both are also used for trussed plain tracks.<\/p>\n<p>The flush-cross option places the track perpendicular to support structures, while the flush-parallel option places the mount (you guessed it) parallel to the support structure. Which you choose for your flush mount is up to the needs of movement your workers will be operating under while using fall protection. Either option provides a secure mount designed to hold your equipment in place.<\/p>\n<h4>Specialty and wood beam mounts<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 200px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WoodBeamMount.png\" alt=\"wood mount for fall protection\" \/><br \/>\nFlush and Drop mounts are usually the top choices when it comes to fall protection equipment mounting, but some other options are available. One example is using a wood beam mount if that&#8217;s what you must work on within your facility. Designed for both plain and trussed tracks, wood beam mounts provide fall protection capabilities, but come with a couple of caveats. One is that they must have sway bracing for proper safety protection.<\/p>\n<p>The other is when considering a wood beam mount you employ a local engineer to inspect and approve your existing beams after holes are drilled. Only then will you be sure your system will do its job.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the three mounting options discussed, there are also customized versions you can opt for as well. An example would be a bar joist custom design for those buildings that have bar joists overhead. With many considerations to choose from, talking to your material handling provider (like Cisco-Eagle!) about what would work for you is definitely the first step.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; border: 2px solid #E4DDDD; margin: 4px 10px 4px 10px; box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19);\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/uploads\/fullcatalog3\/ciscoeaglecatalogweb.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; width: 100%; max-width: 200px; height: auto; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 18px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/CE-Catalog-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Use the Cisco-Eagle catalog\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>Download our catalog<\/h3>\n<p>At Cisco-Eagle, we pride ourselves on being a single source for your material handling needs with a long history of performance you can rely on. Because we also believe in empowering our customers with detailed information and options, we\u2019re proud to offer the latest version of our company catalog.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/uploads\/fullcatalog3\/ciscoeaglecatalogweb.pdf\"><strong><em>Download the catalog today<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When looking to install a fall protection system for your facility, there are many options for mounting. Which one you choose depends on your operation environment and mobility needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21585,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-25816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-safety"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2027-04-04 03:47:53","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21585"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25816"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25848,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25816\/revisions\/25848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25816"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=25816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}