Height Safety Harnesses

Working at height is risky business; if you fall more than 2m it’s likely you will sustain a serious injury. So when the effects of gravity are involved, you want a system that provides a high degree of mobility, productivity and safety, in addition to fall protection, reducing the risk of injury.

When working at height, a full body safety harness is an essential part of your safety kit and your personal fall arrest system. Safety is key, so you need a harness and lanyard as a fall arrester.

Working at heights is one of the biggest causes of personal injury

within the workplace; you must have the correct equipment to stay

safe. A safety harness will save your life, as will other forms of fall

protection.

Height safety equipment, fall protection and fall arrest gear are ideal

for use in all kinds of industrial, commercial and recreational

environments, including building, towers, bridges and structures. It

is used by industries such as domestic and industrial construction,

mining, military, maintenance, arbor, utility services (water, power

and telecommunications) and rescue/emergency services.

Types of Height Safety Harnesses

Rescue Harnesses Rescue harnesses allow a rescuer to work safely in exposed locations. They are generally designed for specific purposes. Rope Access Harnesses Sit and combination safety harnesses with central attachment and

high degree of support for the back and the legs. Tower/Rigging Harnesses Tower climbing and rigging harnesses are high specification

harnesses with multiple attachment points which can be used for all working techniques.

Fall Arrest Harnesses Fall arrest safety harnesses are suitable for working at height in a

wide variety of fall protection and fall arrest systems. Wind turbine climbing harnesses Safety harnesses suitable for ladder climbing and fall arrest, which

are specifically designed for the renewable industry.

Advantages of Height Safety Harnesses

Falling from a height is considered one of the most common causes of injuries and fatalities at work, many of those injuries occurred even when falling from height of less than one metre.

In some tasks (like constructing a scaffold) we cannot

really prevent falls physically, but we can assess the fall and minimise the free fall distance.

We should know that using a fall arrest system is the last line of defense after we consider all of the following as priorities:

1. Collective fall prevention systems

2. Personal fall prevention

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