Safety Equipment Inspection | Safety Counselling

How Do You Inspect a Safety Harness Before Use?

Inspect a safety harness before use by following the same route every time: confirm the harness identity and history, examine every section of webbing, check the stitching, inspect D-rings and other hardware, test buckles and adjusters, and make sure the parts that are supposed to move or lock operate correctly. Look for wear, cuts, tears,…

Can You Reuse a Harness or Lanyard After It Stops a Fall?

Do not put a harness, lanyard, or other personal fall-arrest component back into service immediately after it stops a fall. OSHA requires equipment that has been subjected to impact loading to be removed from service. In construction and general industry, it cannot be used again until the required competent person has inspected it and determined…

How Do You Calculate Fall Clearance Distance Before Using a Fall Arrest System?

To calculate total fall clearance, add the distances the worker and fall-arrest system can travel before the worker is fully stopped, then compare that total with the unobstructed clearance actually available below the work area. For a shock-absorbing lanyard, OSHA’s Technical Manual uses this teaching framework: free-fall distance + deceleration distance + D-ring shift +…