Use of Safety Harness

A safety harness is personal protective equipment (PPE) designed to protect a person or object from fall, injury, or damage. Working at height is one of the biggest causes of injury (HSE) and fatality in the workplace. On construction sites and in warehouses, the risk of falling means that serious personal injury is a possibility. It's important that workers and managers take a proactive approach to correctly using safety harnesses. The health and safety executive has produced a guide to the selection and use of fall prevention and arrest equipment (HSE). 

Safety harnesses are used with self-retracting lifelines or shock-absorbing lanyards to connect a worker's body to an anchor point. These fall protection harnesses are secured around a worker's shoulders, torso, and thighs. A safety harness ought to be worn while completing any work where there is a danger of falling. It's implied that any working environment ought to have a full and current danger appraisal related to it. Prior to doing an undertaking that requires working at tallness, completely evaluate the dangers. Ask how long will the specialist be presented to the danger? At what stature will they be working? On the off chance that working at tallness can be kept away from, it ought to be.

At Industries safety Nigeria, we supply a huge choice of safety harnesses to ensure you are safe when working at height. If you are unsure of what type of safety equipment you require, please do not hesitate to send us an email at sales@safetynigeria.com we would be here to offer our best. Managers, site supervisors should ensure that all safety harness systems supplied and used on their projects comply with AS/NZS 1891 industrial fall arrest systems and devices and ANSI(the American National Standard Institute). Not only should a company have the proper harnesses available, but employees should be fully trained on their proper usage.

Different harnesses exist for different types of work and they exist for a reason.  The material the harness is made of, the location of connection points, or other features are designed specifically for the type of work the user will be performing. While having safety is a magnificent idea, it will only be useful if it's worn correctly.

Use the following steps below to ensure proper use of your safety harness:

1. Always lift the harness with the help of a Dorsal D-ring

2. Slip the shoulder straps over both shoulders. Allow the Dorsal D-ring to lie just between your shoulder blades at the back

3. Connect the chest strap

4. Pull the leg strap between the legs and connect to the opposite end using the special buckles. Repeat for the other leg. All other connections are made similarly

5. Make sure to pass the excess straps through the loops. The loose ends of the strap may expose the wearer to unnecessary risks.

6. Make sure that the dorsal D-Ring is easily accessible to your hand.

7. Finally, you may check the fit of the harness by sliding your 4 fingers under the thigh strap.

8. This ensures that although the harness has fitted tightly, it still allows a full range of m movement.

Feel free to contact us on 09093333374, 08064338888, or email us at sales@safetynigeria.com for any falling equipment you need.