Title: +038=627.001-##001T_03-Fasadevasksystem NorAcon - International Code of Practice (ICOP).pdf
Q.3.6 To minimize impact loads on the user in a fall, it may be necessary to consider the incorporation of commercially-made energy absorbers, especially where the energy-absorbing characteristics of the lanyard are poor and/or the potential fall distance is considered to be high. When energy absorbers are activated, they extend, or allow slippage, e.g. along the anchor line, and thus the effective length of the lanyard is increased, so the reduced impact load is at the expense of a longer fall, with an increased risk of collision and injury.