Electronic fall event communication system

A computing device comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more computer processors, wherein the memory comprises instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to:
• configure a fall detect node with the computing device via a short-range wireless communication, wherein a fall protection harness is configured with the fall detect node, wherein the fall protection harness is configured to be worn by a worker and arrest a fall of the worker during a fall event, and wherein the fall detect node is configured to transmit a first, fall detect signal in response to the fall of the worker;
• in response to receiving the first, fall detect signal via the short-range wireless communication based on the fall of the worker, determine an amount of continuous time that the computing device receives at least the first, fall detect signal;
• and
• in response to determining that the amount of continuous time that the computing device receives at least the first, fall detect signal is greater than or equal to a configured time in the computing device, send, via a wireless communication that is different than the short-range wireless communication, a fall alarm message to a remote communication device that is configured to perform at least one operation based at least in part on at least one of a type or content of the fall alarm message.

A fall detect node, configured for a fall protection harness worn by a worker to arrest a fall of the worker, wherein the fall detect node comprises:

• at least one detection element configured to generate at least a first, fall detect signal in response to the fall of the worker;
• a transmitter configured to transmit the fall detect signal in response to the fall of the worker;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• configure the fall detect node with a computing device via a short-range wireless communication, wherein the fall protection harness is configured with the fall detect node;
• in response to receiving the first, fall detect signal from the at least one detection element, transmit, via the transmitter using the short-range wireless communication, the first, fall detect signal to the computing device to cause the computing device to, in response to determining that an amount of continuous time that the computing device receives at least the first, fall detect signal is greater than or equal to a configured time in the computing device, send, via a wireless communication that is different than the short-range wireless communication, a fall alarm message to a remote communication device that is configured to perform at least one operation based at least in part on at least one of a type or content of the fall alarm message.