Safety Harness and Fall Protection

Safety harnesses are used to secure an employee who is working at heights. Different types of situations require various types of safety harnesses. Especially the workers who need fall protection, and workers who are entering into confined spaces, rock climbers and adventures, and cave explorers also need safety harnesses to protect themselves.

As we know harnesses are for our safety. However these safety harnesses can also kill. It can be deadly equipment whenever a worker is suspended for durations of more than five minutes in an upright posture, with the legs relaxed straight beneath the body. This can happen in different situations in the industry.

A carpenter who working alone is caught in mid-fall by his safety harness. The possibility to die is 15 minutes later from suspension trauma. It is a state the body reaches, once the fall has happened. it is a complicated state.

An electrical technician who was with a safety harness is lowered into a shaft after testing for toxic gases. He is lowered on a cable and is positioned at the right level for his next work. After few minutes he became unconscious. But others don't realize it. After 15 minutes a dead body is hauled out. The reason for this problem is called suspension trauma.

Most of the users of fall protection equipment, rescue people, and other safety and health professionals are still not aware of these kinds of hazards. Well-trained people only allowed to do works at the heights. There are certain certifications required to perform these jobs.

Training in this field is really important. As well as the inspection of all equipment including fall protection safety harness is required in a minimum 6 months gap. to make sure the safety of the employees, it is necessary. All the employees should be aware of all the upcoming hazardous and risks of this kind of works.