The Honeywell fall arrest harness is ideal for general working at height applications, Light weight makes this harness comfortable to wear, Frontal belay loops for fall arrest (must be used together), Large rear fall arrest Dee ring, Push through allow steel buckles.
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Probably the latter. If you fall and don't have someone to rescue you within minutes you are likely to get suspension trauma as the dead blood in your legs get flushed back through your body and you die of sepsis.
You paint such a pretty picture….
Not as pretty as the pictures we saw during my harness training
This is true idk why u got negged
Cause I did absailing and didn't die
@Stopback: Abseiling you are conscious and moving, he is talking about when you become unconscious and suspended with all your weight on your legs. Notice this harness has the attachment point at the top back of the harness. Abseiling the rope goes through the front centre of your padded abseiling harness.
For $23 I wonder if this is aimed at anyone other than the general untrained public
I’m not au fait with their use but what anchoring points do you have?
Just the main ridge piece under some wonky concrete tiles. My elderly neighbour made it look so easy last summer.
You need something that won’t rip out if you slip and, certainly, someone else around when you are working.
Personally I would be talking to someone like these guys and getting an expert opinion on how to manage the harness.
https://www.kennards.com.au/safety-harness.html?gclid=EAIaIQ…
Bloke that did my evap unit looped around the unit base itself. I've also seen guys push aside a few roof tiles and anchor off on the roof truss underneath.
I've also seen guys push aside a few roof tiles and anchor off on the roof truss underneath.
That was my thought.
Unless you have anchor points on your roof, this is useless for you.. however, this is a good brand and a good deal.
What I'm reading is it's better to fall off the roof than to be caught in a harness tied to a roof truss?
No, It's ALWAYS best to be attached to a competent system. Most residential houses have no proper anchor points on a roof, sure you could use what you see available but you should have zero trust in that scenario, It's still a 50/50 life or death situation as you definitely don't know if it's able to support your weight. You should also be investing in a riggers helmet with any working at height. Harnesses also have different anchor points depending on the type of work you do, I.e. if you're working on a slated troof, you want to be anchored from the front as opposed from the back. Honestly, if you don't know what you are doing or think a quick youtube video will help you out, avoid all work at height unless you are specifically trained to do so..
@TRAVELO: going by that logic, if you have no working at hight training, you should not be on a roof
it's better to fall off the roof than to be caught in a harness
50% of all falls from single-storey roofs are fatal. Higher percentage from double-storey roofs.
It is far safer to use this harness (and attached ropes etc) to stop you from reaching the edge of the roof. That way, if you trip, you are still on the roof-not over the edge.
To achieve this, you may need more than one anchor point on the roof, and more than one restraint rope. You'll also need training on the safe way to change over from one rope to the other.
What you should be aiming for is fall restraint and not fall arrest.
Then the risk of being left dangling in your harness is negligible.
You dont need anchor points on your roof, you can do it without one. But regardless of how you setup, more gear is needed besides just a harness. BTW i didnt neg you.
Something is always better then nothing. Painting a picture here of falling and dying of sepsis. What is the alternative in this situation? Keep a phone on you. When working solo at height at home maybe have a 10 min vigilant system via texting. as the saying goes "If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!" keep safe xoxo
The price is not bad but has been much lower earlier this year.
This
In just getting into indoor rock climbing. Wonder if this is suitable for that rather than hiring the centre's ones at $5 each time. (also may be more sanitary to have my own).
Idea is good. Call them up and ask or show it next time you go
This isn't a climbing harness
will this work as BDSM harness? asking for a friend.
Ohh, I get it now
Dee ring
rather than hiring the centre's ones at $5 each time.
All harnesses have an expiry date (for safety reasons) - you can't use them for years and years, so it may be cheapest to continue to hire. Also, this is probably significantly different to a rock-climbing harness.
Not really, this wouldn’t be comfortable in multiple falls. If you serious about climbing you can get nice harnesses for about $100
Cheers, new addition to our dungeon.
Giggity
Came here just for your comment.
This can be worn as safety-conscious version of Borat's mankini
Hi guys, is this suitable for technician's who work in the NBN field? Thank you.
Has Australian Standards so should be ok
You shouldn’t need a harness in a field
If you are asking on a bargain website if a piece of safety equipment is suitable you should ask yourself if you have the skills, training and experience to do whatever task you have in mind.
Maybe I've been spoilt over the years but I wouldn't use a $25 harness for anything.
This is only a harness, you will still need to buy minimum an Energy Absorbing Lanyard
Good point thank you guys so much for the advice. I'm still currently training but I need to start collecting equipment for when I finally start doing the jobs on my own I have to go through an audit to ensure I have all the correct gear. I need to buy a harness and the lanyard so when I saw this I got a little excited.
If you need a harness for the "NBN field" I assume you mean rigging on towers?
Not all harnesses are for the same purpose and the ones that can be used in all situations are bulky and can be more difficult to use.
I still have my original pole harness from working on powerlines (out of date and not in service). It has a pole strap and a "seat" that velcros out of the way when it isn't needed. It allows the user to put a strap around the power pole then sit back into it and work comfortably. It is also fine for use in an EWP but the extra padding makes it hot to wear in summer and bulky under wet weather gear in winter.
EWP harnesses are similar to the one above being made of basic webbing and nil to very little padding. Some of these come with foot loops (or have them added) to stand up into in the event of a fall to allow circulation to/from the legs and stop the suspension trauma issues.
Rope access/rope rescue harnesses have more padding, individually padded leg loops and other features like loops for hanging gear, multiple attachment points especially on the front. When you're spending all day hanging in one the extra expense is worth it.
Rock climbing harnesses are generally only waist down, almost like the bottom half of a rope access harness.
I'm not sure why you would need to collect safety equipment, your employer should be providing all the equipment and relevant training for it's use to meet their obligations under duty of care. I've never purchased any working at heights equipment for any of my jobs in the last 15 years.
Your equipment will also need to be inspected periodically and this is all covered under even the most basic working at heights course which seems to be all but mandatory through most industries. I don't know how long the course goes for now, so the depth of content may not be great but it's a start.
Hi whitty, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I really appreciate it. I need to purchase it as I am working as a sub contractor, need to have my own abn/acn, and own tools of trade including van.
Thanks for clarifying the actual harness I need, you are correct I need the rigging for towers one so I'm gonna search the net for that and see how much it would cost.
Have a great weekend :)
No worries mate. It should all be covered in your vertical rescue training as well.
@whitty: Bah, all this goddamn red tape, training and expense……….it needs to be cut for businesses to survive.
I'm sure that's what I heard some LNP guy say.
If you've ever had a close-call working at heights, like sliding down a roof and literally stopping yourself by the heels of your boots in the guttering, you very quickly re-evaluate everything.
Still available… but price is $30. Still a bargain in my book, purchased!
I purchased one a few months back, It had 8 years left of its 10 year lifespan.
As someone who is pondering pressure spraying their roof, are these useful for the general untrained public or do they make it worse by giving a false impression of safety?