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The effect of the use of full body harnesses on their protective properties
Krzysztof Baszczyński1, Marcin Jachowicz
1Department of Personal Protective Equipment, Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute, Łódź, Poland. krbas@ciop.lodz.pl
Abstract:
A full body harness is a component of personal systems protecting against falls from a height. To ensure users' safety, the harness must retain its protective properties during its whole service period. All the elements of a harness (webbings, threads, metal buckles, etc.) are exposed to destructive factors. Harnesses stored and used for a few years were tested. The paper discusses the most frequent types of damage and their effect on the essential resistance parameters. The effect of atmospheric conditions, sunlight, mechanical damage and dust on the parameters of webbings was tested. Conclusions on the main causes of the loss of the protective properties of harnesses are drawn; periodic checks of the physical conditions and guidelines for estimating acceptable service time are recommended.
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